From 4th grade to 8th I’ve played the school violin. My teacher said I had to buy a violin to play in Solo and Ensemble in 8th grade. He didn’t force me but he slowly pushed me to buy one. I was a confused child at that time and I thought I would surely play the violin until I graduate high school. Unfortunately, I realized that playing the violin is DEFINITELY not my passion. I don’t ever want to touch my finger on the violin again. I can do something else for a fine art credit. Now I don’t know what to do with $1,200 violin I bought. Is there anyway I can sell it for a good price? I don’t want to sell at a pawn shop though.
Don’t you have a lease option. We rent a viola for my D2 from 5th grade to 9th grade and then used the equity credit to pay for 50% of the purchase in 10th grade. You can trade in it if you don’t want it anymore.
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Thanks for the explanation. I will speak with my parents about that. Getting rid of that violin has been stressing me out for a year.
Check to see if a music store will buy it from you or let you sell it at their store on consignment.
Do you have an interest in guitar (which should be easy after 4 years of violin training) or any other instrument.
My son was like you & didn’t like the violin (in part because his fingers were too big), took up guitar instead & stayed with piano.
Consider trading in your violin for a guitar or other instrument.
Violin trains your ear, while piano teaches one music–or so I have heard. Violin is a tough instrument to master.
You can sell it through a music store, or if you have a music school somewhere near you they probably have bulletin board where you can post it. Both FB and Craigslist have them listed. I’m going to buy one for my daughter for a college graduation present (it’s what she wants) and I’ve been following both sites.
Who purchased that violin? You? Or your parents?
If your parents purchased the instrument, you might want to discuss this with them. It might be theirs to keep…or sell.
Where was the instrument purchased! Many places will buy back instruments…or sell them on consignment.
You could also ask your violin teacher, he might know someone else who might be interested in the instrument.
Regardless…you should get a current appraisal done so that you will know the value of the instrument and can provide it to potential buyers.
Luckily for you, if kept in good condition, violins do not lose value as they age; they often improve with age. DON’T take it to a pawn shop. Take it to a reputable music store. Also, good violin teachers often know of a student who wants to buy a violin. Do you have any reciept or appraisal certificate for the violin (from when you purchased it?)
Try your local music store or Elderly Instruments in Lansing mi. If you bought it at Shar music in Ann Arbor you might be able to sell it back. We have also donated instruments and gotten tax receipts although that may ght not be as valuable under the new tax bill.
Can you wait? Do you have a sibling who might play it?
If you are sure in a few years that you don’t want it, talk to your parents about selling it.
In our city there are shops that do strings exclusively: violins, violas, cellos, etc. Go there to get an appraisal, and even if they don’t want to purchase it from you see if they’ve got advice.
If you have no local options Sharr Music in Ann Arbor buys and sells violins. Believe it or not, $1,200 for a violin while a lot for an 8th grader is on the very low end. Good news for you though, is if you’ve kept in good shape (in a humidity controlled environment), you should be able to recoup most of the cost.
My son has played since he was in 1st grade and is now a college sophmore. You’d be amazed at how expensive some of the musical instruments are that Sharr sends via UPS and FedEx.