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Developed by the parents of eight Suzuki Method students for their first granddaughter, in conjunction with Suzuki teachers, parents and pre- twinkle students.
beginning the journey
At 3, our then youngest son, shushed everyone during church as a violinist played a duet. "Quiet, lis-en" he whispered loudly. We had never seen any child so enthused about music from any particular instrument. After making some inquiries as to how to teach violin to one so young, Jan found out that the violinist was a Suzuki method teacher. Never having heard of the Suzuki method we were in for a lifestyle change!
He started Suzuki violin lessons at 3 1/2 with a macaroni and cheese box and paint stir stick taped together and spray painted brown for a "box violin". This was a good start but his training on this basic tool was limited to the basic first few games.
After over 16 years of Suzuki training, teaching, numerous Suzuki violin summer camps, institutes, and 3 teacher changes, we know the value of Dr. Suzuki's nurturing by love and determined to pass this on to our grandchildren.
passing it on
As they contemplated their first granddaughter starting Suzuki violin at her third birthday, Jonathan applied his woodworking skills to the creation of a wood outline violin, small and light but with the look and feel of a real violin and made to last through several siblings.
This "better than a box violin" attracted the attention of our current violin teacher; and with her input we added features that would give more possibilities for its use in additional training of pre-twinklers and twinklers. As you peruse this page we hope your interest is piqued and you find our better than a box violin valuable to you in your Suzuki journey.
quality at it's best
This violin is made from clear pine wood. It is carefully laser engraved, cut out, sanded, and professionally sprayed with hardy and environmentally friendly waterborne urethane. It is made to last! Of course, the wood grain on each violin will look a little different, it will be one of a kind. That's how cool nature is.
better than a box violin with bow
$49.50
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• handcrafted for the look and feel of a real violin
• Suzuki method students will take ownership of their own violin
• pre-twinklers learn how to care for a violin
• more realistic and durable than foam violins or cardboard violins
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• laser engraved 1 2 3 fingering indents
• helps in training twinklers accurate finger placement
• valuable in quick fingering practice
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123 game - click to play videos
• custom molded thumb guide
• trains twinklers accurate fingering hand placement
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• accurate to the violin size with a stylized tip
• correct size frog with rounded thumb guide
• pinkie rest, and bunny teeth finger guides
• gently aids in relaxed bow hand fingers
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windsheild wiper helicopter landings
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• useful after advancing to stringed violin
• can isolate fingering skills
• helps focus Suzuki method bowing skills
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• measured and weighed to be accurate to the size
• available in three sizes
• 1/32 - body length 8 inches, total length 13 inches
• 1/16 - body length 9 inches, total length 15 inches
• 1/8 - body length 10 inches, total length 16.5 inches
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• engraved f-holes, outlines, and string lines
• guides accurate bow landings
• directs eyes in looking down the highway
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• durable enough for passing down to siblings unlike foam violin
• personalization available on back
• return to us to add other siblings names on back
• can be hung on the wall
• decorative reminder of a job well done
• pre-drilled hole to use to hang violin
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This new development in pre-twinkle training is very exciting. I love to see little ones eyes twinkle with pride as they get out their violin! All the well thought out details make teaching twinkle games accurate for the teacher and fun for the student. Many thanks for this wonderful tool.
Jill B. (Prescott, AZ)
