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So the time has arrived. Your kid would like to learn the violin and you are clueless about it. You might be slightly anxious and need to know what is the best instrument for his or her age. The question that is racing inside your mind is what size violin should I buy for my child. It is not that hard to find out, and can be done by using two things. A tape measure, and your child's arm.

Take the measuring tape and find out the distance from the left side of your kid's neck right the way down to their outstretched palm. Note down the figure, and measure again from the neck right down to the wrist only. While you are doing this, make sure that the arm is straight and is also at a right angle to the body.

Doing some math here to get an average figure will help you get the right sized instrument. Just check through the details that are coming up. Remember though that the instrument comes in fractions of a full one for the smaller player.

Age ranges go up every two years. For the prodigy at the ages of three to five, and with an arm length of fourteen inches, a tiny one sixteenth will do.

Kids who are five and four and who have recorded anything around fifteen inches will suit a tenth. In the six and five year category, sixteen and a half inches of arm will hold an eighth well, and for the hopeful would-be musician who is seven, six or five and has a span of twenty inches, a half is the correct type.

Moving on to those who are twelve, nine and any age in between, if their measurements came in at twenty one and a half or twenty two, then it is most likely they will fit best with a three quarter size. Anything above twenty two means that a seven eighths will do.

For those who are eleven plus and have an arm length of twenty three inches, go for the full size. By now, the chatter of asking yourself what size violin should I buy for my child should have ceased, and you can breathe a sigh of relief.