How to Purchase

Purchasing an instrument can be challenging and time consuming. At Master Hand Violin Shop, we are skilled in helping you select the best instrument for you or your child.

Before You Come

Before coming to try instruments, there are a few things to consider. First of all, we recommend talking to your private teacher to see if there are any guidelines or preferences about the instrument's sound or country of origin. We also recommend figuring out a spending limit ahead of time. This should be based on how much you can afford to spend and how long you intend to play. If you cannot afford to purchase an expensive instrument at this time, you may purchase a less expensive instrument now and in the future put 90% of what you paid towards a nicer instrument.

Trying Instruments

When you come to try instruments, you should allow for at least an hour to try instruments. If you come Saturday morning, you should allow more time, as we are often very busy. No appointments are necessary; we help people on a first come, first serve basis. If you cannot try instruments during our regular store hours, appointments for other times are accepted (630/665-4290). We have several instruments available in every category and price range. You may want to bring music along with you. Once you have narrowed down your preferences to two instruments, you may take them out on trial for one week. This gives you time to practice on them and take them to your teacher for his opinion. You may want to try bows at the same time that you try instruments, but you may also want to wait until you select your instrument to pair a bow. You will probably want to select your case last.

Payment Options

We accept all major credit cards. We also offer 90 days same as cash for purchases over $1000.00 and 30 days same as cash for purchases under $1000.00.

Guarantees and Buybacks

We have lifetime guarantee for all our instruments. If you discover any defects with your instrument, we will repair it free of charge or allow you to select an equivalently priced instrument for no charge. We also buy back all instruments that we sell. If you wish to sell back your instrument, we will pay 2/3rd's of the price you paid originally. If you wish to trade in your instrument to purchase a more expensive instrument, we will allow you to apply 90% or more of the price you paid towards the purchase of a new instrument.