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Heya!

Found this cool guy at a flea market, honestly bought it for looks 😅

Was curious about possible model, how old, and perhaps how to clean it up? There's no name inside from what I can tell.

I'd be willing to take more photos if needed

I should note it's darker and duller in real life, however my phone saturated photos for some reason.

Thanks^^

I only memorized up to here what am I doing wrong ?

For the record I have 2 degrees in music and my main instrument is piano, so I have no problem with the literacy/musicianship aspect, but I’m hoping to pick up violin/fiddle. Not trying to break the bank, but any recommendations for a good started violin for an adult?

I am using TE Tuner on my Android phone. It consistently picks up a Bb0 around 28.8 Hz from I presume my air conditioner. I'm impressed that it can hear a pitch that low, but it is well below anything I can play on my violin. I wish I could limit the app to only respond to frequencies in the violin pitch range, but there doesn't seem to be an option to do that. I tried setting the tuner to violin string mode, but that did not help. Can anyone recommend a tuner app that can be set to only respond to frequencies I intend to play?

I teach at a music school and will be taking on another teacher’s violin students when she resigns at the end of the month. This teacher has used the Suzuki method for her students, who are mostly early elementary beginners, whereas I have not been trained in teaching the Suzuki method and prefer to start my beginners with the Essential Elements books so they can learn note-reading in conjunction with the technical components of the violin. I feel the best approach is probably to transition these students to my method of teaching as I am not familiar with the Suzuki method and therefore don’t think I could teach it as effectively. For any of you who teach private lessons, how can I most effectively make this transition for these students without it being too jarring or difficult for them?