Preowned: Shar Rental Viola

I just bought a bunch of these for my school students - all in beautiful condition with good strings. Some looked nearly new, and even the “well used” ones were in much better shape than our existing school inventory. I had a few empty cases and bows already but also supplemented with new Shar equipment. Even buying the instrument, a case, and a bow was less than half of the price of a new instrument through my district (and the strings are MUCH higher quality). Highly recommend this. Thank you for supplying my kiddos with what they need!

Preowned: Shar Rental Viola

As an orchestra teacher I have to hang on to my instruments much longer than Shar does apparently. It might be a bit of a roll of the dice, but I'll take that chance for the price. I got a very nice instrument with only some cosmetic wear and tear. Not only do I have a greater need for school instruments these days, but I want to have enough solid instruments so that when students come to me in middle school with VSO's I can say please get a better instrument or if that doesn't work, here, I have one for you.

Smaller than I expected

I am in love with my viola! If you are on the fence about getting one, DO IT! I received one of their middle of the line rental violas. It has a few minor cosmetic blemishes, but nothing huge and nothing that affects the playability of the instrument! If you are on a budget but want a good beginner instrument then this is for you! It does come with just the viola, so you will need to buy the case, bow, shoulder rest, rosin, etc separately. I would recommend buying an extra set of strings though, as the strings on the violas are lower quality and sometimes worn from a lot of use. I bought the Thomastik Alphayues for mine and love them! Probably the best lower/middle of the line strings especially for this instrument.