oh hi guyz! IcyFawkes here!
1st time seeing a strings forum!!!damn cool this thread!!!
i used to learn violin for a year,but stopped, that was like 8 years d,now pickin it up again coz miss the sound...
actually was thinkin of making an investment on buyin n sellin antique violins,no offence to violin players,hope not sending the wrg msg here,partly thinkin bout doin this coz im an avid art lover,for me violin is a very simple n beautiful instrument,1 word for it...refine,my kind of women if a violin could be a women anyways...hope u guyz n girl could give a advice on my idea!!

to tell u the truth im not sure myself...
but the point is...im gonna do it on a small freelance scale and i really love violin,so wouldnt matter if i splurge abit on this in the future hahaha...it would be like havin many wives at home...i guess my greatest fear is havin my current job taking my time away frm music

wow! nice...i didnt know puchong had one...do you have the official website?so i can check it out?

from what i read it sounds like a full time thing,but what he do is someting really nice,no limitations to veterens only,one word,cool!
wish i could join too

not sure,coz i live in klang,and i havent even taken much lesson in violin ever since i stopped like few years ago,forgot everything already ...unless they can teach me?

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 22 2008, 02:55 PM

paramore,u actually have a band?i mean whats ur major instrument?

hey,is it possible that u guyz post ur violin pics?and info bout it?like where u get it frm etc...bet u guyz customize it or sometin hehehe...
oh yea...hope the info could help me,im actually lookin for a new violin(upgrade),hope u guyz could help me search one,my budget for now is 2k++ could increase by time,recomendations??

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 24 2008, 11:37 AM

but buyin old instruments,i gotta like hunt hard for it...and i do not know anyone that wants to release their old one
usually people tend to like their old one much more even if the can get a better one...
it would be like forcing a kid to release his blanket

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 24 2008, 12:39 PM

oh?if you are going to buy one juz pm me,maybe you could bring me along to choose one.


it works that way?

its ok,
how i wish i could be a musician instead of making music as my hobby...
i heard singapore have alot of good ones,but usually above 15k
there is actually german handmade for 6k here in KL?

the hardest part...
aint easy to do that,especially when you are working...for me,commitment sometimes kill dreams
i've got alot of friends who are in the design field,very intense,but i always believe that if you really like the music,theres nothing stopping you to it
from what i observe,new germans are usually above 10k++,if the german is really 6k,dude you hit the jackpot man...

lolz...im bad at time management...might have found the cause

nah...don't worry,might be a jackpot?who knows?

gotta admit,singapore is a true violin heaven

now you sound like my sis already,its all bout the sentimentals haha...

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Added on September 24, 2008, 2:23 pm
true...heard that there are fakes too,they juz get some violin and put a germen label,tada~! a german violin is born!
btw kimmie,got anyone you know wanna let go fine handmade violins?

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 24 2008, 02:23 PM

at least the seller admited,some/most dont...

not sure bout KL area,but ill try to ask around too,i got my violins through my teacher...can't always depend on her
usually its hard to find average priced good violins in malaysia unless you know people in the field...
why?coz the tax is killing everyone here...how on earth could they think of taxing instruments so high

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Added on September 24, 2008, 3:09 pmfound this post by kimmie

try this 1st,ill try to dig out sometin from the net in the mean time...

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 24 2008, 03:09 PM

yea,she used to be a private teacher,but she opend her own place at klang already


lolz...you're a busy man gotta salute you for time management,been some time now since i last do those stuff

kimmie,if you're still into the performance violins?i found this website,looks promising,i didn't personaly check this place out though,coz its at Singapore...maybe next time i'll go there on the holidays
http://www.per-ovesen.com/show/english/ins...le/violins.aspx

the prices are almost similar to the violins used by my teacher...

lolz...i actually found quite alot...if you're interested i could post all of it up here

interesting...
can get discount?
im maybe planing to get it around the end of the year or early next year...do you think he can wait?

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Sep 25 2008, 09:05 AM

ok...
but seriously i gotta take a look at those violins 1st,planing to get it around the end of the year or early next year...do you think he can wait? i think we should check it out 1st if hes still in business,he might have retired know...

lolz...there is alot of makers we do not know,but they make very fine violins,thats normal,in the past alot of makers work only got appreciated when they are dead