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Stentor 2 for grade 5?

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Riya011 · 10/02/2019 21:07

I’m looking at getting daughter a Stentor 2 violin. Would that be ok for grade5? How is Stentor graduate in comparison? Any relevant advice is gratefully recurved. Thanks

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ZakStarkey · 11/02/2019 20:34

Stentors are known for having a pretty weak sound? I personally wouldn’t buy one for grade 5 + ....but how often does she play, where does she play and what size is it?

ZakStarkey · 11/02/2019 20:30

Is the stentor graduate cheaper than the rest? Has it been setup by a violin luthier or are you buying from a general music shop ?
If a general music shop, can you find a violin shop/luthier?

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Riya011 · 11/02/2019 20:19

Thanks all. The options I have are:

  1. Stentor graduate (used - but in good condition )
  2. Stentor conservatoire - new
  3. Gliga Genial 1 - new

There was a lovely Gliga Gems2 in the shop we visited, but it looked a bit old. A couple of scratches. DD didn’t want it coz it didn’t look new. Sad I know, but she just wants a “nice” violin

Which one would you choose?

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ZakStarkey · 11/02/2019 19:37

I would not recommend a stentor- you can get some really nice old German/french/Italian/Czech violins etc etc for a similar price and they will be setup properly- hopefully anyway.

folkmamma · 11/02/2019 12:54

It would probably be OK for G5, but how long is your DC likely to stay on it? My DD has been on a half size for 2 and a half years (granted she is quite diddy!) - in that time she's gone from approx G4 to G8 and so I'm glad we invested in a better quality violin when we did. You can pick up some lovely old German violins around £500-700 which hold their value and if set up properly are (in my opinion) a lot of instrument for the money.

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