Hello,

I hope I'm not too late to enter for this. I think everyone that posted deserves the violin. I seek to enter because I'm at a crossroads of sorts. I played the flute from 5th through 9th grade in school. Orchestra was intimidating for me, so I decided to try band instead. Now, approaching 30, I wish I had started with orchestra and the violin all those years ago.

Last year I contemplated purchasing an electric violin to try out, but it proved to be too expensive. Being a college student and living in an apartment made it out of reach for me; I'm in the same situation at present, but I've been very inspired by music this year and have been trying to pick up music again.

I've always loved classical music and the violin is so passionate, and such an expressive instrument that it really tugs on my heart's strings. I bought a ukulele earlier this year to learn to play but it doesn't seem capable of expressing me like I want it to. There is something about the violin that has drawn me to it- I would really love to learn to play one.

I'm trying to grow as a person, and to learn to believe in and appreciate myself for who I am. It's been a life long struggle for me. It's also been a life long struggle to find something I am truly passionate about. I have the hope that the violin will fill that void for me. Watching people play the violin is truly amazing and inspiring and makes me yearn to play.

While I know I'm not as deserving as most people on here to win the violin, those are the reasons why I hope I'm given the chance to. Those reasons, as well as an electric violin with headphones would be so much easier to practice with as well as easier on the occupants of the apartments around me!

Thank you for your time in reading this post, and have a wonderful day.

~Ashra

Hey fiddler if were unlikly to see the drawing, and we miss it but win, will it still count?

I don't think that made sense lol

I don't know if I should post reply or not..

I read some of the reply posts.

young kids trying to learn violin.. but don't have money to buy..

When I was around that age, I was tired of playing violin.

Everyday practice practice practice.

After school, I had to go to orchestra meeting and practice until late night and couldn't have normal life which other kids had.

I wanted to learn other instruments like flute.

At that time, my friend could play flute and everybody adored her.

It looked like she was the only one who could play flute, special, and I was just one of people who can play violin, ordinary.

I asked my mom if I could learn other instrument, but my mom had my future in her head and didn't want me to learn other than what she planned for me.

After I went to middle school, because I was in Korea, going to Academic School after school was my rutin and I would had to stay there studying until 11 PM. During final season, I would had to stay there until 3 AM.

One night I was stressed out completely and had figh with my mom.

At that time, I was trying to practice violin, so violin was out of the case.

At the end of the fight, the violin was broke and my bow as broke.

That was my only and last 4/4 violin.

After that incident, we didn't talk about violin.

Almost 8 year has passed...

Time by time I wished I had violin that I can play with but I didn't.

Now even though I get a chance to practice, I forgot how to play..

I realized just playing once or twice a year when I get a chance isn't enought.

I need my violin.

I looked for violin online for a year.

I always wanted electric violin but since I'm on stage of beginner, I thought I should buy acoustic one.. and then I would decide to think about it and when I look for violin again, the same thing happenes again..

I'm not looking for a thousand dollar violin but it was just hard to choose one or decide my mind to buy one.

Also, I didn't know which one to buy or wich one is good one.

While I was searching for violin again today, one website had this youtube video explaining violin's performance. Guess who was doing that~

Ha. It was you! Fiddlerman.

After I saw that, I came to this website, thought you sell those violin.

However, well. Nobody does this. Not that I know of so far.

I thank you truly.

It's pretty late to re-learn violin but nothing is always late to learn something.

Better start now than just sit there and only play with your mouth.

Weather I get this violin or not, soon, I WILL really. Tried to get my own violin but you said "let faith determine a winner from a drawing".

I thought it was meant for me to come here today.

As soon as I came here, I saw this video, (I always wanted black and electric violin) and learned about this raffle~ and one of the qualification was to write 10 posts in 5 separate days!!

Today is 2nd. I have exact 5 days left till the raffle!

2.3.4.5.6.

Maybe what I wrote here is just babble right out from my brain and doesn't make sense.. but I'm just so happy that I'm here and saw it.

God help me. God help you.

Let faith determine a winner ♡

I am sure everyone posting is deserving of winning.  I think all music lovers are kindred spirits.  I have been playing the violin for two years now and love it so much.  It has brought such joy into my life.  I find when I play I don't have a care in the world.  I often find myself rushing to finish my chores and schoolwork so that I can just play my violin.   

Playing the violin is like listening to my best friend.  It has become such an important part of me.  I feel as though I was mean't to play this instrument.  I feel priviledged everyday that I can play and was given this opportunity by parents.  I know it is a gift and I will  play the violin for the rest of my life and hopefully I will be able to teach my future children and grandchildren. 

Good luck to everyone!!!!!