Violins

Anton Breton and Cremona violins are recognized by teachers and students the world over as the best choice for a first instrument. Designed for a child who is really serious about learning violin, the fine workmanship and well-selected woods, as well as the pleasing tone, will inspire pride and confidence and encourage serious study.

Choosing the correct size is an important part of purchasing a violin for a child.  Most qualified violin teachers use on of the following methods:

1. If you have diffferent sized violins to use for this exercise, have the child put the violin in playing position.  If he or she is able to grab the scroll with the fingers wrapped comfortably and the arm dropping down a little, the child is ready for this size.
    
2. Without instruments to compare, you may instead measure.  Hold the left arm fully extended, palm up, and a yardstick under the chin to simulate a violin, record the measurement in the center of the palm.  At this point, with no slack in the arm, the measurements below will indicate the correct size of violin with a proper bend in the elbow.