I’m surprised too I knew string instruments were expensive but not the bows 😮

Just wait until you guys see how expensive electric guitars and acoustics get

@@Dogetheun classical string instruments are usually more expensive than guitars

@@noxsours I’m mostly talking about vintage guitars but true. I really want to get my hands on a cello bass but the price is just crazy and I’m also wondering how I’m supposed to carry the thing for a gig

That's not the same. It wouldnt make sense to compare value of a vintage item and something newer. You're not paying for quality at that point, just rarity

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those kids used to be in sfcm pre college and yearly tuition costs almost 11k but u could get some financial aid

Yes, we always got financial aid. We still had some to pay, but the aid really helped!

And there are violins that that cost millions, Music is not for poor

@@MozartAmadeus-fm5ddactually, it doesn’t matter who plays it. Elon Musk could play Beethoven or a homeless man in Florida could, but it would both sound great if they played correctly. It doesn’t matter the financial position of the person, music is for everyone.

Did you not read the whole first part?

@@endacat81 but still you you pay that much in taxes for a refund that large you got to be maken good money

@@sarahsandy7364 tax refunds aren’t just paying too much, you can get tax refunds for donating to charity, donating to thrift stores, ext. Also if you look at another one of the comments you can see the KZfaqr commenting and explaining how they got the money.

@@endacat81 wait really that’s cool free money I get back I guess who would say no to it

@@endacat81 let's say you donate $100 to charity. you then get a tax refund for $100. you spend that $100. you still end up with the same amount.

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Awesome kids! Who needs a car when you have a violin 🎻 😁

😅 Thankfully we have the subway ❤️🙌🏼

They are definitely high middle class tho. I would've never used 90,000$ just for instruments. There's alot more urgent stuff to spend it on. Just note the median household income is $74,580, (source is the Census Bureau's website) so it's hard to say they aren't at least somewhat wealthy when their instruments alone are worth more than the average American Household can spend in a year without goung into debt.

How is it hurtful for peopel to think you're rich? "When in reality you worked for them" . crazy rich people worked for the money they have too. What is even the point of your comment??

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Unfortunately this is the truth you what good instruments you have to pay the price

I agreed my jaw was on the floor

the $12,000 bow though is crazy

Me too. I play classical violin professionally at events and my violin is only $600 (+200 for bow and 100 for strings). I have tried more expensive instruments ($2000+), but never liked any of them because they could project like the one I have now

My first bow was $20 🙌🏼

@@TheHappyCaravan we all gotta start somewhere, and just wait until we’re sure of our dedication to upgrade

Sameee😂😂😂

@@TheHappyCaravanall your children are growing up

Lol my bow and violin were free

Fr 😮

The kids earned them by busking for them❤️

@@TheHappyCaravan would you be willing to share how they did? I’m sure lots of people online could be inspired if they see other kids earning money themselves

We started playing out front of libraries so the kids could afford to go to strings camp. Then we started to play at farmer’s markets. That allowed them to have enough to save for instruments too.

@@TheHappyCaravan where’d they get the money for the instruments they used the play?? 😂 I have nothing against you just wondering

Aw thank you! Yes they have much less expensive instruments that they play out and about! But yes, we are careful anyway.❤️🙏

​@@TheHappyCaravan hopefully insured???

Yes, they are insured. We learned the hard way when Josiah walked into a wall with his $5k bow and broke it😭 It cost $500 to repair and after the repair it was only worth $500. So we learned a tough lesson!

@@TheHappyCaravan but also you don’t want to be robbed. It has happened to other creators who have done similar videos

Ya you need to be careful with not only being robbed. People will take advantage of people like you guys. Easy targets.

ik i see some people saying viola is bad here:/

As a harpist I always prefer when my violinist pulls out her viola. The blend is so much better.

@@laufey.kit’s almost always a joke, don’t worry :) we secretly like viola! It’s just less fun to play in an orchestra setting because you can go literally years without playing a melody line once. But, for solos, violas sound SO much better in my opinion!! Also, people poke fun because you have to learn alto clef which doesn’t really transfer to basically any other instrument. I guess my point is just that it takes a lot of dedication to commit to viola what with all the perceived drawbacks that come with it, compared to violin. Also, I know at least IM permanently scarred from listening to the viola section be terrible in school for 5+ years… there were like 3 of them in the whole orchestra and since they didn’t get melodies, and with 3 people it kinda gets drowned out, I would bet actual money that none of them practiced :/ thankfully my sister plays viola and is more into it than I am lol

Yes i play voila and i don't see many viola players idek what to call them 😭

literally found this while practicing my viola (i’m taking a break lols)

🙏❤️Thank you! Yes the little instruments have been broken a few times, thankfully Marc is good at glueing them. But as they grow (and the cost grows) they really start to appreciate them thankfully!

Yes our first ones are very inexpensive and sound pretty good. We get the little ones from southwest strings.

🙏❤️Yes! The prices can go so high! I’m so glad we found good instruments that weren’t too too expensive!❤️

.. Such a nice comment. ❤

I’m not a string player, but I play a couple different woodwind instruments. I’m not a professional, but would love to and am considering it for after high school although I have another (more stable) career in mind but will keep music on the side. Instruments are expensive! I plan on buying a bass clarinet soon, 3k for one of the cheaper student models. But it’s the model I play in school which I can play from low Eb to sometimes the altissimo G (only if I work up to it, can comfortably play altissimo E though), but that’s the full range of that model. Then I also play tenor saxophone and a little bit of soprano clarinet (haven’t have a decent one in years, the one I have has keys that stick too much to play consistently, it was free). I wish instruments were a bit cheaper. I would die for a professional bass clarinet that goes down to low C and possibly up higher than the G!

Especially because the younger ones playing the same instruments as the older ones will be able to have hand me downs when they save for the more expensive ones. Really cuts down on cost that way and lets the family buy expensive instruments without a worry or them not being used/it be a waste. A good instrument can last a lifetime with the proper care

@@_Hollie_ the hand me down concept is a time honored one. Many violin shops also have a trade up policy whereby you can apply the full value of an instrument purchased there to a more expensive one.

They cost more than my whole grand piano 😭

I drive a 3,000 dollar Buick lesabre lmao

Same with me

was about to comment this.

They are insured and we usually use less expensive ones out and about!🙏❤️

Seriously. I watched a video where criminals said they have such an easy time now that people post everything online

This comment found me. 😂

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Aw thank you! Yes Elijah was so excited to start his own go fund me a few years ago and when it actually helped him buy his cello he was really excited that it worked out.

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I think the French horn is an underrated instrument so I would play that.

I am that kid my entire family chose violin and I chose saxophone but successfully transferred my brother to trumpet recently

I would be that kids that says" mom im leavong the cult"

Same for me but trumpet 😂

Me whod play Shred Guitar (I dont irl, im an electric bassist)

future me frfr

And I'm the brass kid

@@brooksmartin9951 Slay ✨

@@CringePerson-xx1pi I'm a dude

@@brooksmartin9951 Slay.

Aw thanks, yes I’m trying to “outwork” the kids’ need to help earn money for instruments and lessons, It’s an uphill battle but I think we will be there soon!

@@TheHappyCaravan Big hugs to you Mom!

Yes! They love to play together 🥰

Why?

​@@lianyshernandez5744depression, lethargy, pale skin, eye bags.

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viola players assemble

come on man

*twoset moment*

ik this is a joke but that kinda hurt a little 😭

So cool! The older kids like to play there. It’s how they pay for music lessons and tuition ❤️

There are some rough times, but it seems like God provides at just the right time.❤️

Yes, that really shocked me too!

Yes! 🙌🏼❤️

Thank you!🙏❤️

That means your lying your not a musician

oh wait nvm i didn’t read the most part mb

Well, obviously they aren't. The young sibling's violin cost 250. But the best instruments are always expensive.

When it comes to string instruments it can get really expensive, but I feel that with brass instruments such as trombone, trumpet, ext, they are generally cheaper

@@lenaB28195and then there’s the saxophone players who get screwed over by woodwind prices even though it’s made of metal 😅😅

Yes! Thankfully there are grants to help if you are lower income!

It’s early Sunday morning ☺️ and they always stay up too late on Saturday night 😍

@@TheHappyCaravan ah right. No wonder. Even as an adult I look like that early morning! Please do look into the anaemia aspect, though. The dark circles under the eyes were one of the ways the doc suspected I had it. Girls and women are more susceptible. Their music is absolutely beautiful, and I wish all kids good luck in everything they do. 💖

@@Emerald.She-Ra Thank You!

Yes!

Because it's not. Lots of families spend more on cars, trips, and clothes. It's about making choices. Unlike those other items the more expensive instruments will appreciate in value.

@@pauldeck4500 clothes and cars are essentials. These aren’t comparable at all. It’s an absurd amount of money to be spending

@@Lffewgj Please spare me. We both know the difference between essentials and luxuries. $60,000 SUVs, brand-name clothing, "fast fashion," the latest styles, restaurant dining -- these are not essentials. Heck, there are people who will cheerfully drop $75000 on one year's tuition at a tony private college in New England. Is that absurd, too, in your opinion? You might think $5000 is a lot to spend on a violin but you might not be aware that violin LESSONS in a place like New York City will cost $120 per hour. So, you're spending upward of $5000 per child per year for lessons, too (possibly only the teenagers have one-hour lessons). Full disclosure my daughter's cello lessons are 75 minutes, her cello was $8000, and her bow was $1800). Learning the violin is an expensive proposition. It's expensive. Without the right tools, a child's progress will be held back and their chance at a career as a musician jeopardized. Everyone makes choices. You should analyze which of YOUR choices someone else would consider "absurd."

@@pauldeck4500 I never said you can’t spend your own money on it. It’s your money, buy whatever you want. I’m just saying it’s an absurd amount of money to spend and isn’t comparable to cars and clothes. Also saying that lessons cost a lot too doesnt really help your case lol

@@Lffewgj I'm just wondering why spending on violins and violin lessons is "absurd" but spending the same amount on golf lessons or tennis lessons or figure skating lessons or sailing lessons (all of which require specialized gear, plus tee/court/rink time) -- why those are not "absurd" too. The reason people react so negatively to it being expensive to learn the violin is just because they weren't aware of that before, and they don't understand the workmanship and experience that goes into making a truly fine violin or bow, or the training that goes into being able to teach someone else how to play it.

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Sameeeee 🤪🫠🥲

at my school, the instruments are usually 300-500 but the quality is honestly bad

This is something I am curious to know, as well!

I think it is the craftsmanship! It really affects the sound surprisingly!

That's the same for certain wind instruments. My son plays bassoon and the bocal (small metal tube that fits into the bassoon and to which the double reed is fitted) for his bassoon cost several thousand dollars. The quality of the bocal really affects the sound of the instrument.

It's unusual to spend as much on a bow as one does on the violin. Often people say that one should *budget* about one-third of the price of the violin for the bow. But budgeting and spending are two different things. You might come across a bow that just really adds a lot to your playing, even though it's more than you wanted to spend, and the reverse can be true for the violin.

@@pauldeck4500 would add that we need a good instrument for the sound quality most of the time. But a bad bow can lead to mechanical limitations or even injury, so when budgeting, I would advice to take a good bow. I rented a shitty double bass until pre-professional level, what saved the day was definitely my excellent bow !

She’s using my old violin for because we can’t afford a nicer one right now.

Yes!😭 me too!

Anything above $1000 is a nice instrument, instruments in the millions are the best of the best, that doesn’t mean instruments in the 1000s are bad, it all depends on the player though.

@@Andrew.Aravis I never said it’s bad. I’m just saying for a decent string instrument they’re expensive so I am not surprised about the pricing

Oh ok@@kaayleelynnn

😅❤️🙌🏼good idea!

Good luck with that.

They should! ❤️