Ohh..you use a Mac? I never thought of recording anything before, kind of interesting.

I think maybe your expectation is too high?

There is a piano clan:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=664336&hl=

And why me? Why I should form a string quartet? That is so sudden.

i'm currently in KL now studying (not music though), hmm, its my 3rd year playing viola now. Still lots to learn and appreciated =D Wonder is there any small orchestra which i can join here. Don't think my uni has one. hmm...

good question. but a better question would be "who will actually look into garage sales for pro violins?".

there're various sources, but since they brought it into malaysia, you will not able to get the price you see on ebay or online shops in western countries.

how much budget are you actually looking into? to me, pro violins are in the RM8,000~RM20,000 range. lower than that doesn't really cut it unless you're lucky.

i don't want to go through any local dealers, so i bought mine off ebay. RM20k, turned out to be a great violin that worth double of the price easily, but my pay off is to deal with great risk - violin damaged during shipping, conman, stolen parcel, etc. in order to get rid of the tax i actually insured my violin as a $100(!) violin, so anything goes wrong, there goes my RM20k. luckily, violin arrived safely and i'm enjoying every bit of it everyday.

yea, i as well dont encourage buyin online for that

i wanna as about the custom tax..
if you pay for RM20K
and you insured for $100,
which amount they will tax you?
10%.. on rm20k? or $100? or the invoice amount?

yea, quite worry also when the item is in the cargo
that day that fella in the cargo places a box on the cello box even there is a sign of fragile good..yet they charge 10% tax

but really, i will say no to ebay

how about travel to the country and get the instrument back by our own?

remember to update the journey here,you and your violin once your back

Ohya, i heard the luthiers in BeiJing is good

China made Violins are amazing now. Their knowledge has vastly improved by leaps and bounds over the last decade. As a rough guide.. a China made Violin will cost 30% lower than a good European Violin...but both Violin tone quality are the same level.

It's a case of 'Why pay more for Mat salleh brand when you can have an equally good Violin without the Mat salleh brand'?

visited Euro Music recently, the shop brought in a lot of cellos
not sure about violin

i wanna ask:
i have wiped the rosin on my cello and bow
but when i play it after that, it still sound

is it normal or need more wiping?

eh i also read from other websites, all my knowledges acquired from these 3 websites:

http://www.violinist.com
http://www.maestronet.com/forum
http://www.fiddleforum.com/fiddleforum

and other website but since those 3 are forums you can always ask questions there. more readings can gain lots of knowledges.

Is she pretty?

although i don't recommend, but you can always fold a tissue paper (more than 4 folds), pour a drop or 2 denature alcohol (or other light alcohol like white spirit), and wipe on the strings. remember to let the alcohol to be fully absorbed into the tissue before you start to wipe, a single drop of alcohol on your violin, there goes the varnish. remember to allow ventilation as alcohols can be very hazardous.