Thank you so much I'm still saving for my first instrument ever in life as an adult learner I've been wanting to play the viola 5th grade and but family couldn't afford it got to try during my undergrad where I got to rent the instrument for a semester and I cried when I had to give it back needless to say yes I'm an adult now but want my own
Yes I had the same experience of renting and then very painfully having to give it back! Have a look at the more recent Chinese instruments. They’re a lot cheaper but can be of a really high quality x