Buy a new violin

felicityn

A boy of my friend want to but a new violin.

Background:
age: 10 Yrs old
height: 14X cm
grade: 1
violin using: ?4/2 violin (made in China)

Pls give me some advice.
? price / ?brand / ?precaution

deniset

Dear felicityn,
I believe a half size (1/2) is way too small for a 10-year old boy.      My daughter is 8 1/2 (13X cm)and she uses a half size violin.  I suggest to take the boy to a violin store and let him try a 3/4 size.  Hopefully, the 3/4 size will be able to last at least 2 years on him.