Which violin fits my child?

The 4/4 violin is the standard measure.
In addition, there are 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 violins. These are proportionally smaller in size and suitable for children of younger age.

The body lengths are:

• Violin 4/4 approx. 35.5-36.0 cm
• Violin 3/4 approx. 33.5 cm
• Violin 1/2 approx. 30.5-31.5 cm
• Violin 1/4 approx. 28 cm
• Violin 1/8 approx. 25.5 cm
• Violin 1/10 approx. 24.5 cm
• Violin 1/16 approx. 23 cm
• Violin 1/32 approx. 20.5 cm

Of course, there are also the matching bow and bag sizes.

Violin size:	1/32	1/16	1/8	1/4	1/2	3/4	4/4
Age in years:	3-4	3-5	4-6	5-7	6-8	7-10	ab 9
Arm length in mm:	310-350	350-430	430-445	445-500	500-560	560-600	ab 600
Body length in mm:	205	230	255	280	320	335	350-360
Total length in mm:	340	380	425	460	520	560	590-600

The easiest way to determine the size of the violin for your child:

Your child stands upright, his left arm extended forwards, palm up, measure the distance between the throat (larynx) and the area on the palm where the middle finger starts.

This measure corresponds to the total length of the violin suitable for your child.