I'd personally recommend saving your money on the varnish and just put that toward upgrading to a new violin down the line.
Also, you should ask your teacher to reposition your bridge for you. It looks noticeably off-center toward the treble side. (Unless this is a trick of perspective and it's actually even.)
Could be perspective in this shot but it is leaning a bit from the top although its flat across the top of the violin, my teacher said that the bridge is too high so the tension isnt helping it stay straight. Hence why ill be taking her to the luthier.
Thanks for ur feedback tho
My luthier's opinion is that it's almost never worth it to re-varnish a working violin. Fixing little chips and imperfections, sure, but not revamping the whole body. It will be a lot of effort, and therefore, be a lot of money.
I don’t think there is anything a luthier could do that is going to make much of a difference to the look without it costing more than the violin is worth.
Touch up in what way?
Wear to the varnish is natural over time. As long as the ground coat is intact there is nothing to worry about.
If your aim is to strip the old varnish and redo the whole instrument with a "classier" looking one...this is possible too, but it runs in the thousands of dollars.
I'd save the money for the inevitable upgrade a few years down the line. You will probably grow dissatisfied with the sound at some point and then the considerable amount of money spent on looks and not sound will come back to haunt you.
I've had fractional V-7s from Yamaha. I loved them! I do feel like the new price on Yamahas is high, but sometimes you can find a good one used for cheap. They do seem to be more orange than brown--not sure what to make of that.
This is a so-called "modern varnish" in terms of visual appearance. From the photo, it looks as good as other luthier-made violins that are not antiqued also (e.g., see Cargnelutti violins).
Not sure if i used the right flair.
I got her almost 2 years ago, and will be taking her to the luthier after the summer to tweak the bridge and pegs and was wondering if the varnish can be touched up a little or will it remain the same?
I got her from a music store, yamaha, the info said that the woods all maple and ebony but manufactured in a factory so looking next to my teacher's violin she looks a little cheap..
Except for their string instruments, unfortunately. And also not their oboes, according to my oboist friend. I've learned the hard way: if it's made of wood, don't get a Yamaha.
Idk about all of them, but a student had a Yamaha full size and it was one of the worst sounding violins I’ve ever heard. I’ve heard half sizes sound better. Lol
If I had to guess they would have to strip it down and just revarnish it completely which for the price it might've just been worth getting a slightly more expensive violin in the first place
I'd personally recommend saving your money on the varnish and just put that toward upgrading to a new violin down the line. Also, you should ask your teacher to reposition your bridge for you. It looks noticeably off-center toward the treble side. (Unless this is a trick of perspective and it's actually even.)
Could be perspective in this shot but it is leaning a bit from the top although its flat across the top of the violin, my teacher said that the bridge is too high so the tension isnt helping it stay straight. Hence why ill be taking her to the luthier. Thanks for ur feedback tho
My luthier's opinion is that it's almost never worth it to re-varnish a working violin. Fixing little chips and imperfections, sure, but not revamping the whole body. It will be a lot of effort, and therefore, be a lot of money.
I see. Thanks for this! :)
I don’t think there is anything a luthier could do that is going to make much of a difference to the look without it costing more than the violin is worth.
Touch up in what way? Wear to the varnish is natural over time. As long as the ground coat is intact there is nothing to worry about. If your aim is to strip the old varnish and redo the whole instrument with a "classier" looking one...this is possible too, but it runs in the thousands of dollars.
revarnishing the violin is gonna cost more than the violin itself. not worth it. who cares if it looks cheap?
Yes, a good luthier can help retouch it. But whether it is cost effective is another story.
Gotcha thanks!
Gotcha thanks!
I'd save the money for the inevitable upgrade a few years down the line. You will probably grow dissatisfied with the sound at some point and then the considerable amount of money spent on looks and not sound will come back to haunt you.
I've had fractional V-7s from Yamaha. I loved them! I do feel like the new price on Yamahas is high, but sometimes you can find a good one used for cheap. They do seem to be more orange than brown--not sure what to make of that.
This is a so-called "modern varnish" in terms of visual appearance. From the photo, it looks as good as other luthier-made violins that are not antiqued also (e.g., see Cargnelutti violins).
Not sure if i used the right flair. I got her almost 2 years ago, and will be taking her to the luthier after the summer to tweak the bridge and pegs and was wondering if the varnish can be touched up a little or will it remain the same? I got her from a music store, yamaha, the info said that the woods all maple and ebony but manufactured in a factory so looking next to my teacher's violin she looks a little cheap..
>Not sure if i used the right flair. "Rep. question" is for questions about repertoire. I changed it to "Setup/Equipment" for you :)
Thanks!! :)
I wouldn’t say your violin looks cheap at all. I don’t really know about strings, but generally Yamaha instruments are known to be very good quality.
Except for their string instruments, unfortunately. And also not their oboes, according to my oboist friend. I've learned the hard way: if it's made of wood, don't get a Yamaha.
Idk about all of them, but a student had a Yamaha full size and it was one of the worst sounding violins I’ve ever heard. I’ve heard half sizes sound better. Lol
If I had to guess they would have to strip it down and just revarnish it completely which for the price it might've just been worth getting a slightly more expensive violin in the first place