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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My older DC got a nice wooden bass clarinet from my parents as a high school graduation gift because she planned to keep playing in college orchestra.  My younger DC is getting a nicer viola for a 16th birthday gift as soon as we feel comfortable test driving some.  She also plans to keep playing into college. Both instruments cost well over $4k.

I always laugh when parents drop thousands of dollars on an instrument for a kid the first or second year of ES strings. A newbie player can’t tell the difference and most kids don’t stick with band or strings.

My kids share a used Honda and get our old iPhones.  I’m not big on buying them new and flashy stuff. But a good instrument will last the rest of their lives. If the kid has put in the time and effort  to become a decent player and plans to keep playing after high school— even recreationally, I have no problem them a nice instrument they will love playing. [/quote]

The people who question it aren’t musicians. If they were, they’d understand how cherished a good instrument is for someone who is dedicated to it.[/quote]

He has an expensive guitar.  He is old enough to work for it and plenty of years as an adult to buy his own.[/quote]

Again, do you pay for your kids’ hobbies? Sports, dance, etc.?

Why are you valuing his hobby less than what your kids do?[/quote]

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