Hello fellow musicians! I'm in the market for my "forever violin" and would love to get a little feedback from you. I'm an intermediate player and for about a year I have rented a violin from the late 1890s, that has a very warm, sweet sound (that I like very much), but lacks in projection and resonance.
In my search for a new instrument, I found a modern instrument (from 2024) that has a fantastic, full, resonant, vibrant sound, and I find very easy to play, but after a couple weeks of trial (and an adjustment to the soundpost by it's luthier/change of A string) remains with what I think is a wolf note at the C natural on the a string, and a/e string that can at times, especially when playing softly, sound a little harsh (perhaps also empty). The problem with the c natural also appears when playing the same note on the d string.
My question is: can these problems be easily eliminated? Is it worth chasing a better sound on an instrument that I otherwise find exceptional (particularly against the others in my price range of ~4000-7500USD), or should I listen to these doubts and continue my search?