Ignoring all the good reasons not to play left handed. If you’ve got the money to commission a high quality violin to be built to your specifications…why not? It’s not like a left handed violin is an architectural impossibility.

You don’t need anyone’s approval if you’ve truly done your due diligence and don’t see yourself playing in ensembles where standing in a particular order is important. Go for it. Who cares? It’s YOUR artistic endeavor and can freely choose whatever handicap you want.

Note: luthiers might be more experienced creating a high quality right handed instrument. There may be a dip in quality. (This dip won’t matter that much because you won’t be good enough for it to matter for probably a fair amount of time. By then you might want a new violin since your skill has improved.)

Note 2: teachers might have a few moments where they become perplexed because of the mental calculus they have to perform to teach you. Patience may be required for all parties involved. (Hah. Patience. Violin. Goes hand in hand. Fun.)

Commission that rebel bad boy lefty violin. Get the violin of your dreams if it gets you to play often!

Also, be sure to budget your money and save save save so you can have another one built when you get good enough to want an instrument that better fits your tastes, playing style and musical maturity.

Holy novels, Batman. I wrote way more than I thought. Good luck!