Anyone heard of a Davidson Violin?

May 30, 2015 at 11:31 AM · Hi,

I'm new to playing violin, but I've played other instruments before. Flute is my main musical instrument, but I'm actually a vocal major.

I bought a violin a couple years ago (before I knew anything about brands), played it a little on and off by myself for a while, and now I've decided to focus my energy into it. I don't have a teacher. I'm just teaching myself.

The instrument I have is a Davidson VA 200, or something like that, but I can't find anything at all on that brand. There is one website, but that's to a random violin store across the country and I don't believe they actually make instruments. I bought my instrument from a local music store, but I moved away and no longer live near there.

I have been thinking about investing in a new student instrument from a better brand so I know I have an instrument that will last and is actually repairable, but I wanted to know if anyone out there has heard of Davidson or if they had anything to say on them or the matter.

Also, some problems I've had are that the fine tuners are stripped near the middle of the screw and pop out occasionally, making the strings go out of tune if I'm not careful, and the wood near the tuning peg for the A string is cracked, but I don't know how serious these problems are. Thank you!

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Thomas Boyer

June 18, 2015 at 09:05 PM · If that fiddle has multiple fine tuners, that generally is a sign of an entry-level student instrument. Which might be great for you given that you are relatively early on your violin journey. If you have a friendly violin shop, take it in and they can look it over to make sure there's nothing obviously wrong. You may want to put on a new set of strings. For someone just starting out, cheap steel strings are fine. Maybe you need a bow rehairing.

But in any case to start learning, you just need a violin that is tunable and makes reasonably clear sound. You don't need to spend serious money or worry about the violin's worth.

Peter Charles

June 18, 2015 at 09:19 PM · The crack could be a serious problem, but it may not be worth repairing it, if the fiddle's not worth much.

Mary Ellen Goree

June 19, 2015 at 02:39 AM · Fine tuners are cheap and easily replaceable but a crack...I second the advice to take it to a shop for a once-over, but my gut feeling is that it isn't worth what it would cost to repair.

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Anyone heard of a Davidson Violin?

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