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What is the best violin brand or style to buy?

I'm looking to buy and I want to know what brand is the best to buy, as in the highest quality. Or, what's the best style of violin to buy? Also, what is the lowest one should buy for one?

Public Comments

1. Stradivarius. Be prepared to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and up.
2. A Stradivarius. They are Profoundly expensive, but worth every penny! You may pay over a million, but anything else is not the best.
3. Cost will generally effect the quality. Also the strings are one of the most important parts. A good set of string will make most any violin sound better. The violin I'm playing on right now is a Otto Brückner. I'm looking to upgrade my violin and here a couple web-sites I've found: www.glaesel.com www.feinviolins.com Hope this helps!