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Buying a Stringed Instrument
Instruments may be obtained at any of the following area music stores. Please check your Yellow Pages for the phone number. Some music stores are better than others. I do not recommend buying an instrument off the internet. They are usually very poor quality and often need adjustments made to them once you get it. These adjustments can sometimes cost $100 or more dollars. For more information, please read about "Violin-Shaped Objects" below.
Most of the time, buying is cheaper than renting. If you have any questions about renting or buying an instrument please call or email me: Amanda Moran, J.C. Booth Orchestra Director (770) 631-3240 moran.amanda@mail.fcboe.org.
Attina’s Music Store, Inc.
735 W. Lanier Ave., Hwy 54
(770) 461-2699
Attina’s has violin starting at $299.99 and cellos for $400.00.
Music and Arts – located at “The Avenue” in Peachtree City
308 City Circle Suite #1420
Squires Music – sales ONLY – no rentals
(hours by appointment only)
Squires has instruments starting at $169.00 for instrument, bow and case.
“Violin-Shaped Objects”
On behalf of other string teachers, violin shops, and beginning players across the country, please avoid the temptation to buy a cheap internet-auction violin outfit commonly known as a VSO – “violin-shaped object.”
VSO’s look like violins, but a very high percentage of them is virtually unplayable due to innumerable structural and set-up problems. Many well-meaning people bring their VSO’s to violin shops around the country and are disappointed to find out that the repairs needed to make their VSO playable far exceed both the price they paid for the instrument and the price of a properly made and set up instrument without any of the problems of a VSO.
If you have any questions at all about instrument rental or purchase, please do not hesitate to contact me !
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