The violin is the best classical instrument

The definition of best as my opponent provided is, "Excelling all others." "Better than all others in quality or value." "Most skillful, talented or successful." In my opponent's first paragraph he/she claims that the violin being the best classical instrument is more subjective rather than objective. To oppose that I have brought up the definition of best. The value of a violin at its greatest is $16 million and the cheapest could be an $87 4/4 violin off of Ebay. But violins can range from $100-$100,000 to even the most expensive, $16 million. The most expensive piano sold for $1.2 million. The most expensive Trumpet sold for $55,000. The most expensive flute sold for $187,000. And the list goes on but you can see that by a big gap, the violin has a whole lot more value than all the other instruments except for one. A viola that sold for $45 million. Though the viola's value is higher than the violins, the violin is more successful than the viola. This isn't just about what is the most expensive instrument ever sold but even an average violins cost is more than other instruments. In an orchestra there is alway the conductor who is the head of the whole orchestra. And then there"s the concertmaster. The concertmaster is always a first violin and is only second to the conductor. So technically, the concertmaster is second in command. What makes the violin different from any other instrument, you might ask? It is because the concertmaster is the most skilled musician. That means that in a world class orchestra with only professional musicians the skill of the violinist who is concertmaster is obviously better than all the other professional world class musicians. This proves that the violin is definitely more skillful, talented and successful than all the other classical instruments including the viola. The oldest surviving violin is from 1564. Violins that are valuable are old which proves that violins are made in good quality too. As to my opponent's second paragraph, the triangle is not of better quality or value, nor is it more skillful, talented or successful. The price range of a triangle is under $10 averagely and can go up to $300 if you buy accessories for it. As to my opponents fourth paragraph, the piano can be expressive but not as expressive as the violin. For the piano, to make a sound all you have to do is press down a key. The only way to make that expressive is through dynamics. With the violin you can bend the note, use dynamics, feel how long you want the note to be played, etc. With a violin you can feel the vibrations of the sound inside it which in the piano you cannot. Also a key board piano does not count as a classical instrument since it wasn"t even there in the classical period. Therefore the violin is better classical instrument compared to the piano. Finally, what is the best is not measured by sound. Like from the definition above, the best is determined by value, quality, success, talent and skill. The violin beats every other classical instrument when it comes to all those categories. The facts that I stated are not subjective, they are real and true. They are objective which proves that the violin is the best classical instrument. It excels all others.