That last part is pretty important, according to my reading. Word has it they age poorly if they don't regularly get vibrated in a musical instrument kind of way. Sounds a tad woo woo, I'll admit. Same is thought to be true of acoustic guitars.

Violins were relatively easy to get compared to many other instruments. There's so many people playing them in orchestras, professional and amateur both.

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