Quote (juliusjuice @ Apr 12 2011 08:38am)
no no no and no. dont buy a yamaha or anything else from these shitty chinese companies. they are comprised of a soft parcticle board type material, most repair shops wont touch them (they break under any kind of stress/the repair exceeds the value). when you buy them online they need $100 setup off the bat.
go to a violin shop, not a guitar store. somewhere that does in house repairs because any violin under $300 is going to have issues within months if not weeks of playing. take it back and have them repair it, they will still charge you but hopefully give a discount.
There are no violin shops in my area. Just general music stores which is why i would buy it online. I'll check out craigslist though ^^