Bought after months of it hanging in my local pawn shop. Has a maker marked A. frambach, its also signed and dated. Absolutely blows away my pfretzschner student one i had been using. If anyone knows more, please share. Thanks 😊

I have been a self taught musician for a while now. I got out of it due to a season of depression but im forcing myself back into it. I have a cheap violin and the only think I know how to do is tune it. I bought one of those sticker things to help me get used to the fretlessness, and I'll be using mostly sheet music since I can read it pretty well.

Here's my issue, due to a toxic famiky situation, I only play at night. Obviously, this means I cant use the bow as i cannot mute it and my apartnent is quite small. I was wondering if it'd be okay for me to spend most of my practice time lightly plucking the strings to focus purely on getting my fretting right, then later learn how to use the bow while everyone is away? I have no money for a teacher and actually find it harder to learn with one, so thats out of the question.

Aside from that, any advice would be wonderful. I know the violin is hard but I desperately want to learn, its what I owe to my younger self. Maybe some of your favorite beginner peices, some tips, maybe a few bookes or whatever. Just all around advice please and thank you.

Hi everyone,
I’m 25 and since I can remember I’ve wanted to learn the violin, it was always magical to me. Unfortunately my parents never wanted me to pursue that and I gave up.
I just turned 25 and suddenly that idea came back into my head.
Do you think it’s still possible to learn the violin at that age ? Would you say having a teacher is better or can I start by myself (with videos or with a teacher via webcam) ? Do I need to learn music theory ?
Thank you 🩷