October 28, 2020
For the price, this cannot be beat. I got the 1/4 size for my 5yo daughter. If she plays it regularly, I will happily get her a more expensive instrument. I just don't want to invest until I can see that it is more than a passing interest. This is the perfect violin to see if she will play more than once or twice. Overall I am happy with it, but it did need a bit of adjusting to get it working acceptably. The bridge comes whole, never set up, sized, or cut. The strings are terrible, the fine tun ...
For the price, this cannot be beat. I got the 1/4 size for my 5yo daughter. If she plays it regularly, I will happily get her a more expensive instrument. I just don't want to invest until I can see that it is more than a passing interest. This is the perfect violin to see if she will play more than once or twice. Overall I am happy with it, but it did need a bit of adjusting to get it working acceptably. The bridge comes whole, never set up, sized, or cut. The strings are terrible, the fine tuners on the tailpiece were sticking, and the pegs were slipping. I purchased a new set of strings and a new tailpiece at an additional cost of about $40 and set it up myself as best I could. With the strings properly pushing on the outside of the head box, I was able to keep the pegs from slipping quite so much and get it in tune. I was unable to get it in tune before these modifications. The case is very nice. The sound is more than acceptable after the new strings and I was pleased to see the sound post was in the right place. The bow works surprisingly well, even if it looks a little shaggy. A nicer bow will probably be my next upgrade. It was shipped very quickly, three days on the West Coast US. Overall I'm satisfied with what I got for what I paid, but it was not playable as it arrived so I cannot give it five stars.