Re: Eastman Violins for Fiddles?
NFI: Another decent Chinese made "intermediate" violin/fiddle that seems comparable to Eastman is Snow. Similar comment to SincereCorgi, stepping up from the student model makes a difference.
We looked at a lot of violins for my 6th grade daughter at Johnson Strings and settled on the Snow 400 which had quality upgrades from their entry point instrument. Also agree a decent quality bow can make a massive difference and appears to have really increased the quality of tone compared to the previous one she was playing. We got her a CodaBow Prodigy. I think the violin and bow were about $1500 combined.
Also, we had a great experience buying a cello for my 8th grade son from Ronald Sachs Violins in the Southeast region. I'm down there frequently for work and was able to investigate. We felt like we got an awful lot of instrument for the money and would certainly use them again.
Good luck with your pursuits!
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