Violin / Viola rental

Why rent from Putnam Violins?

Our Products

NEW STUDENT VIOLINS

1/4 to 4/4 - $189. 1/4 to 4/4 - $495.

The $189. outfit includes: ebony fingerboard, pegs, and chinrest; Prelude strings by D'Addario; an anodized fine tuner tailpiece; and a nice wood bow. The case has a beautiful dark green canvas like cover with zipper & carry strap, and is lightweight.

The $495. outfit has: select ebony fingerboard, pegs and chinrest; an octagonal brazilwood bow with fully lined ebony frog with a Parisian eye; a shaped wood hard-shell case, also with dark green canvas like cover. We include upgraded strings of Helicore by D'Addario.

GOTZ VIOLINS

1/4 to 4/4 - $500.

These violins come direct from the factory in Germany and are made when we order them. These are fine sounding violins with quality European craftsmanship. We will also create an outfit consisting of a wood hard-shell case and brazilwood bow, with fully lined ebony frog for $600. We do carry a small supply of these violins. If we are out in stock, there is a lead-time of 2-4 weeks.

SMALL VIOLINS

1/32 TO 1/8 - $129. 1/16 TO 1/8 - $179.

The $129.00 outfits come with a fine tuner tailpiece, ebonized fittings, wood bow and featherweight case. Makes a great first violin for the young, budding violinist.The $179.00 outfits have all ebony fittings, fine tuner tailpiece, Piranito strings by Pirastro, and featherweight case. Also includes wood bow with ebony frog, and genuine horsehair.

FINE, OLDER VIOLINS

We occasionally obtain older, very fine violins. Upon owning these violins we inspect the violin for any previous repairs or existing cracks and put it in optimal playing condition. You may inquire as to the availability of these violins. OR, you can give us a price range and we will search for a quality violin within that range. Please see our new listing under the Eurpoean Made link to see our current collection!

USED VIOLINS

1/16 TO 4/4 - $100 to $250

If you are looking for a used violin and you do not want to take a chance on what you may get from eBay, we have returned rental violins in stock. These are the most well taken care of, of our rental fleet. Most are made in China and come with our same money-back guarantee. Try these when you have a student that seems to change activities with the wind.