Violin sounds too sharp

If she's doing grade 2, be easy on her. Her teacher'll have everything under control. It won't be until grade 4 or 5 that getting a violin that's any better will be worthwhile, and you'll only notice the difference between average strings and good strings at grade 7 or 8. (As long as they're not Astreas at about a quid a string.)

Speaking of strings... what do people use? I use Evah Pirazzis, which are higher-end synthetic Pirastros, silver/aluminium wound, and sound great (although they are quite fragile and lose about an octave in the first 5 minutes of playing with a new one). They start quite metallic-sounding but do mellow after a week or two.

I visualise something... the TSR Violin Society!
Would people be interested? Do you think I could manage it?

If she's doing grade 2, be easy on her. Her teacher'll have everything under control. It won't be until grade 4 or 5 that getting a violin that's any better will be worthwhile, and you'll only notice the difference between average strings and good strings at grade 7 or 8. (As long as they're not Astreas at about a quid a string.)

Speaking of strings... what do people use? I use Evah Pirazzis, which are higher-end synthetic Pirastros, silver/aluminium wound, and sound great (although they are quite fragile and lose about an octave in the first 5 minutes of playing with a new one). They start quite metallic-sounding but do mellow after a week or two.

I visualise something... the TSR Violin Society!
Would people be interested? Do you think I could manage it?

Are the wound ends in the pegbox all purple? If so, they're Dominants.

I have a £500 silver mounted bow too - it's really agile and has loads of power

I'm in!!

I have no idea what strings I use though, I handed my fiddle over to my friend and told him to make it sound better and tell me how much it was going to cost, he put new pegs, bridge, tail piece, chin rest, end peg, and strings on (he changed most of the so they'd match the new pegs and tail piece ) so I have very little idea what he did!! They were about £20 trade though.

I visualise something... the TSR Violin Society!
Would people be interested? Do you think I could manage it?

Regarding strings I used to use Pirastro Oliv's but Eudoxas are just the best. What type of rosin do everyone use? Im *really* picky about mine and only use Szigeti. I have heard you can get some rosin with all gold and silvery bits in now tho', only downsides is its £15!!!

Are the wound ends in the pegbox all purple? If so, they're Dominants.

I have a £500 silver mounted bow too - it's really agile and has loads of power

£65?! That sounds like how much it'd cost to have ONE peg rebushed let alone four plus a load of goodies

Does anyone know how I'd go about getting this thing going? That is, unless someone else is hell-bent on starting it...

On the subject of violins whats the minimum I can pay to get a functional beginners violin?

Oooo, I'm hopefully starting the cello soon!

nonononono! thats a stupid excuse to start viola, cellos a lovely instrument, and the sounds is so melancholy and chilled!