Brisbane Violin Brisbane

 

The Violin Studio - Olaf Grawert

 

Set up Comparisons

At The Violin Studio we make sure that absolutely every instrument that is sold is fully set up and carefully checked before it leaves the shop. I often come across instruments imported from China and Europe sold through shops that need to have up to $200 of work done just to be playable!! That is a risk not worth taking. Our instruments may cost slightly more than at other music shops, but you get hundreds of dollars extra value and the assurance that each instrument has been set up, played and fully inspected by a fully trained violinmaker.

The Violin Studio set up   Replacement cost Factory set up

  • Checking and planing fingerboard if necessary

 $100
  • Factory fingerboard with random shape ( you can be lucky and get a good one)

  • New Grawert bridge fitted for good sound and easy playability

 $80-$120
  • Inferior factory bridge random shape

  • Setting soundpost or new soundpost

 $30-$60
  • inferior factory soundpost

  • Checking and fully fitting the pegs

 $20-$100
  • pegs often turn unevenly making the instrument a nightmare to tune
  • Happy String Players
 Priceless
  • Absolute Frustration which can lead to giving up

  • Checking and lubricating the fine-tuners

 $5
  • un-lubricated fine-tuners that are difficult to turn

  • Making sure nut has correct string height and spacing

 $10-$30
  • Random shape height and space between strings making it difficult to play ( you can be lucky)

  • Checking the entire instrument for faults

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  • You find out after a few days

  • Playing the instrument and adjusting it for best sound

  
  • unadjusted

  • Fitting Tonica strings for a better sound

 $70
  • Original factory strings with tinny sound

  • Putting resin on the bow

  
  • no resin on bow (takes about 10 minutes to rosin up for the first time)

  • Testing the bow

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  • not tested

  • We always offer excellent after sale support & service

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  • depending on shop
Total value depending on the needs of each violin to get it to a professional standard $160 up to $485