Violin Brands @ High Strung
Open Monday - Wednesday, Noon - 6; Thursday - Saturday, 10 - 6. High Strung Violins & Guitars 1116 Broad Street Durham NC 27704 (919) 286-3801 |
About Brand Names of Violins
Parents call me all the time and say “Do you carry X-Brand” or “My
child's teacher says I should get a Z-Brand Violin.” If the violin sounds
great and plays well, I couldn't care less about the name on the inside. I
hand pick every instrument for sale and rent at High Strung. Sometimes
they are famous brands, and sometimes they are from such small shops
that there's no way they would be well-known names.
Violins are wooden instruments, and each one, even within the same
make and model, will vary in terms of its tone and workmanship. Buying
a violin isn't like buying an iPod or Shampoo; it's more like buying a
horse or a house. An iPod can be mass produced with consistent,
nearly identical results, which makes it an ideal commodity to market on
the internet. Horses, houses, and violins all have characteristics that can
be generalized, but each individual item may be very different from the
next.
We work with companies that provide good service and consistently
good instruments. But I don't hesitate to send instruments back if they
don't meet my standards for what I want in an instrument at a particular
price level.
Parents call me all the time and say “Do you carry X-Brand” or “My
child's teacher says I should get a Z-Brand Violin.” If the violin sounds
great and plays well, I couldn't care less about the name on the inside. I
hand pick every instrument for sale and rent at High Strung. Sometimes
they are famous brands, and sometimes they are from such small shops
that there's no way they would be well-known names.
Violins are wooden instruments, and each one, even within the same
make and model, will vary in terms of its tone and workmanship. Buying
a violin isn't like buying an iPod or Shampoo; it's more like buying a
horse or a house. An iPod can be mass produced with consistent,
nearly identical results, which makes it an ideal commodity to market on
the internet. Horses, houses, and violins all have characteristics that can
be generalized, but each individual item may be very different from the
next.
We work with companies that provide good service and consistently
good instruments. But I don't hesitate to send instruments back if they
don't meet my standards for what I want in an instrument at a particular
price level.
- Christine Spiak, Co-owner,
High Strung Violins & Guitars
A word about...
Cheap Violins
Cheap Violins
| Coming Soon - photos and a list of violins in our inventory. Until then, please come in and play!!! |
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