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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, Thanks all for kind and valuable suggestions.

DC is almost an young adult height. I guess it should be a full size of violin.

I am thinking of buying a cheap violin at Amazon first to let DC to play with instructions online (youtube) even before the class begins.  It won't be a risk of breaking an expansive rental instrument.

Once the school starts, and once DC gets instructions from the class at school and once DC finds the violin not good enough, then it will be safe to get some decent one (rental or purchasing)

Sounds a right approach ?

I am a dumb on music instrument, so I might be a bit over cautious [/quote]

No, don't buy one!  PP's suggesting renting first are correct for various reasons (1- your child may not be interested after this year; 2 - your child will NOT be in a full sized in 6th grade - unless he/she is full sized him/herself; 3- If you rent, usually a small part of the cost is for insurance - you won't have to worry about damage and if the instrument needs tuned, etc. - you can have the rental place take care of it; 4 - If you rent, you can "trade up" to the next size when your child is ready. Granted, my daughter is small in stature, but she has traded up twice since 6th grade).  Violin quality varies quite a bit! If you buy a cheap one, you're better off just renting.

DD has been playing since 2nd grade (now in 8th).  She ended up paying enough over the years to own the standard rental quality instrument.  Since she's serious about playing, we RENTED another violin, of a higher quality - you can absolutely tell the sound quality difference.  Since she's still not in a full size, we will continue to rent until/unless she decides to drop violin - which looks like it may be next year...  Since she has two violins, she leaves one at school (in 8th grade, orchestra is every day and the kids have music lockers at her school) and one at home - so she doesn't have to carry her instrument back and forth every day.

Anyhow, just my opinion.[/quote]

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