One of the first items to be purchased after choosing a violin is a violin case. Violins come in a variety of sizes so you need variety when you are shopping for violins cases. The smallest violin cases available are half size violin cases. There are 3/4 size cases and 4/4 size violin cases. There are double violin cases. You can buy a violin case cover to protect your violin and its case from the elements and you can buy a separate violin bow case or "quiver". There are cases that have the classic violin shape or you can choose an oblong violin case.  

Violin cases are made from a variety of materials that combine the protection requirement for the violin but still result in a lightweight violin case. Fiberglass and carbon materials make for lightweight and strong violin cases. You may like the high-tech look in a violin case or prefer the old fashioned leather or gator look for your violin case.  

Finally there is the matter of price. You can buy a cheap violin case or you can spend hundreds of dollars. If you have a beautiful violin worth thousands of dollars, you will want a nice case to hold your violin, your bows and have a gauge for measuring humidity plus something to maintain proper humidity all included within the case. If you want a cheap violin case you can get a very basic case for $50. It should also hold your bow. You can always buy a gauge for checking humidity and for keeping the humidity correct for your violin and bow. 

Most modern violin cases have a pocket for your sheet music. You can look at buying a used violin case but for the price of the new ones, I have trouble rationalizing why one would consider an old one unless it is free. Out of the 60 violin cases we inherited, most were good for shipping and only about 5 were keepers.   

No matter where you get your violin you need to consider shopping for the case you want on-line. For a luthier or even for a large violin shop, space is always limited and so there is always a low inventory of violin cases. If you want to choose a case from their supplier's catalogue you can but you will likely have to wait for the delivery to the shop where you will have then take time too pick it up.  So for best choices and delivery to your door here are a the 2 best options I could find on the internet for buying violin cases. The largest selection is from Musician's Friend. They offer over 50 different violin cases.  They have all of the different sizes, materials and accessories.  Prices range for $50 to $500. For most cases you will find that shipping is included as most of these are within the price range that shipping is free. Even if you are a little short you can order some rosin, look for a bow or get a music stand to go with the case and the violin.

Musician's Friend is a company that was started in Oregon 25 years ago and now is an international retailer with a call center in Salt Lake City and there distribution center in Kansas City is the size of 13 football fields. They have all the security that you need to make safe on-line purchases. Just click on the banner and then type violin cases into the search bar in the upper left hand corner.

The second company is Sam Ash Direct out of Tampa Florida. They are a top on-line music retailer with all the transaction security you should need to do business with over the internet. Their support center will reply to your e-mails or phone calls 24 / 7. The family has been in the music business since 1924 so shop with confidence. Their selection of violin cases is not as large as the competition at 16 cases offered in the list below. However, this does allow you to comparison shop and make the best decision for your shopping needs. If you are looking for some rosin, a bow or to get a music stand as a package you may put it all together on this site to consolidate your shipping costs. Just click on the banner and then type violin cases into the search bar in the upper left hand corner.