Edit: upgrading stars again. I've had this violin for well over a year now. I don't recall if it held its tuning by two weeks, but I believe it did. I rarely have to finetune it and never have to retune it fully and haven't in at least a year. I took a long break from learning and came back, so I only have a few months of actual experience playing at this point. I can make this violin sound like my instructor's, which is exciting as a learner and says a lot for the violin itself. There has been no issues with the strings, pegs, etc. since it was replaced from the defective original. This is a great beginner violin (quality may vary between instruments, but if you get a dud, the company will fix it!) if you follow all the setup and care recommendations, and I'm happy.To people complaining that you have to set it up yourself: you're looking at it the wrong way. Learning how to do that is an important skill, and it gives you a greater understanding and appreciation for the instrument. If you can't do something as simple as replace the bridge (which needs to be off for the violin's safety during shipping), then you're going to be paying other people to do a lot of things that are much simpler than you think. Bridges slip. Strings need to be replaced over time. Instrument care is part of playing. You get back what you put into it.Edit: upgrading stars. The company sent me a replacement, and I'll update my review again if it lasts! I'll also see if it responds as well as the first and if it holds tuning by 2 weeks as well.So, when I got it, it came precisely as reviews had mentioned. I followed every bit of advice and a few tutorials, and after two weeks, it was holding its tuning well! Yes, it was cheap, but it was serviceable, especially since I was an absolute beginner (I've been playing guitar for 23 years and own multiple, though, so I'm not unfamiliar with stringed instrument care and how it varies by instrument).For two months, I found myself improving at a promising rate and very happy with my purchase. I kept it in the case it came with, safe and sound. I'm the only one who uses it.Today I lifted the case and heard a rattle. I knew I had secured the bow, but that was the only thing I could imagine could be rattling around in there. Then I opened it to find the tailpiece had snapped.Two months. That's how long it took to break, and it wasn't even during or from use. I've wanted to learn violin for 30 years and finally was able to convince myself it was okay to try.

My arm is killing me but wow! I was so anxious to get this violin this morning! And it was NOT a disappointment! I haven’t been able to put it down!It’s been roughly fifteen years since I’ve played and I just had an itch to pick it up again. I didn’t want to spend a fortune in case I didn’t find the time to play regularly.I initially thought I would go with this violin when searching the first time on amazon. However, I chose to look around and read many many reviews on all the cheaper priced violins. After waiting and reviewing for several weeks, I came to the conclusion that for the price, this one seemed to have the best reviews and be of higher quality than others in the same price range.And my first instinct was right! :) This beautiful violin and setup is a wonderful deal!The violin came well packaged. The finish on the violin is beautiful, just as pictured! The bridge was NOT on it when I opened it. Strings were loose but having read all the reviews I was expecting this. I knew where to place the bridge and then I did as people suggested and started by slowly tightening the middle two strings, then the outer two, to avoid the bridge shifting.I pushed the pegs in as I tightened and I did not have any major slippage with them, they all held fine. I played around with tuning it, knowing since the strings are new it probably will take a bit to get it right, but when I came back to it after lunch, I gave it another go at tuning, and got all the strings sounding correct. Let me say the tuner was a plus as I have one for my guitar, but the one included has a setting just for violin. I’m also happy about the shoulder rest. I used to have a really nice one and will probably order a better one eventually but just for getting started the one included is an awesome bonus!The rosin I roughed up, and after about twenty to thirty passes had the bow nicely rosined and ready to go. I do plan to order a nicer bow but for the money this one is great, in perfect condition and plays nicely, though I’m years out of practice so someone more experienced might know more about the balance of it.I plan to get better quality strings to put on the violin in the near future but for now I’m happy with the ones included and think the violin sounds great!!!! (There are extra strings and an extra bridge in the nice and well padded violin case)I have only one tiny minor complaint and that is that it can be hard to keep the bow from hitting the G string when attempting to play the D string. I did notice some comments about that in the reviews but the longer I played today the better I got at keeping that to a minimum so I’m not sure if it’s the violin or just my rusty playing skills.The inlayed spots on the neck of the violin made finding the correct finger positions SO easy, though I noticed after about twenty minutes of playing that my ear could tell when my fingers weren’t in the proper position. But for a complete beginner, this is extremely helpful and again cuts out the need for extra purchases.This violin gets a ten out of ten from me!IF YOU ARE NEW to playing violin, please remember it takes time to break an instrument in. The strings have to stretch some and so you may struggle with the tuning process or have to retune often. If you have patience and are willing to learn about your instrument then you should buy this one with confidence!From all appearances, it’s a well made, handsome instrument and I am so excited that it arrived as quickly as it did!Gotta go... it’s calling me! ;) Happy fiddlin’!!Edit: Have had this beautiful instrument for a week and was so impressed that it has stayed in tune after that just those multiple adjustments on day of arrival. Every time I get it out to play I may have to give the fine tuners a slight turn but despite days of playing, none of the legs have slipped and it’s stayed in tune. I’m still very pleased and so thankful I purchased this violin. Will update if anything changes but as of right now I have no complaints. ... except maybe the bow but I’m hoping to update it soon!

First off when I pulled it out I thought what a piece of junk but after getting everything together I realize there is plenty of storage in the case and the quality was better than I thought. It’s a great value for the money and to see if this someone really is interested in the violin. Looks great and functional as a lower end starter.

Bought as a Christmas present for my partner who has always said he fancies having a violin. He is self taught electric guitar and once he go at over the shock as he has never even held a violin and didn’t know where to start with tuning, playing and holding, he is enjoying his new instrument. He went online and found an auto tuner, which got him up and running, now he is picking it up and getting there playing by ear.Nicely boxed and equipped, looks more expensive than what it cost. Would definitely recommend.

I am very impressed with this violin. It arrived exceptionally well packed which is so important, as violins need to be handled carefully. The shipping packaging helped ensure this and the actual instrument case is much higher quality than I had expected to receive with a violin at this price - it is strong and sturdy with handles and shoulder straps for easy carrying.Opening the case showed that the violin was shipped with the strings loosened and the bridge removed. This is sensible as it is less likely the bridge will be damaged in transport but does then require some assembly before being payable. The bridge must be placed correctly, which is not tricky, but can require a little care and concentration to do properly. If you have not done this before there are plenty of easy to follow tutorials online (or any music shop should be able to set this up and tune the violin for you without any problems).Violins are considered one of the toughest instruments to tune, but I found assembling the bridge and tuning very simple with this violin - the pegs stay in place well and using the included electronic tuner with the fine tuning pegs makes it very easy to keep the violin in tune.I am no professional, but even with my less than perfect playing the sound is clear and crisp and the violin has a great rich resonance. This is a perfect violin for me - as someone returning to this instrument with only some limited memory of the way to play - and also for someone starting out (I handed this to my nine year old daughter and she seems to have fallen in love with it already).This is a complete package with everything needed to get going.The electronic tuner is a great addition in the kit and a very important item to have.The included shoulder rest will be very useful for many people, although I prefer to use a simple cloth over my shoulder (I have not played the violin for many years and did not have such luxuries back then, so using a cloth is probably more out of habit than anything else, but having the rest as an option is a great bonus).Including two bows is also really useful. It is so easy to catch the bow on the violin body when starting out that having a ‘spare’ - in case one needs to be repaired - will be indispensable to me over the next few months I am sure. The bows are definitely new as there is no rosin on them when they arrive. This meant they required a good rubbing on the rosin block to achieve any sound. The rosin block provided is a light rosin - perfect for violins - and required only light scratching to adhere well to the bow hair.This kit even contains a set of spare strings which meant I was a lot less worried when tuning the violin (should I have broken a string at least I had a spare available immediately).Each of these items would have required buying anyway, so it is great to have them all together at no additional cost.This is a very well made violin with great sound and everything needed to get going. I don’t think I could have asked for anything more at such a reasonable price.

Bon premier violon d'entraînement. Léger qualité à priori convenable pour un petit prix.Léger bémol pour un débutant puisqu'il faut monter soit même le chevalet.Super point positif 1 chevalet de rechange, et un jeu de cordes fourni ainsi qu'un accordeur numérique.Bon premier violon si l'on a quelqu'un pour effectuer les réglages.

è di scarsa qualità, ma per cominciare va bene, è abbastanza completo

Pagato 90 con un leggero sconto.Lo strumento viene consegnato in una custodia rigida di tela, di fattura economica ma sobria e piuttosto funzionale.Il violino in sé è interamente in legno, senza alcuna parte in plastica (nemmeno i piroli) eccezion fatta per le manopole dei tiracantini. Arriva con il ponte incastrato sotto la cordiera, ma grazie alle scanalature già presenti sul legno non serve impazzire per prendere le misure.Prima accordatura solo coi piroli (anch'essi in legno) e reggono la tensione senza problemi.L'accordatore in dotazione in compenso è orribile.Gli archetti non sono del tutto da buttare via, ma non li definirei esattamente decenti. Ce ne sono due, che differiscono tra loro per via del peso.Corde sottili e di qualità chiaramente pessima, ne forniscono un set di ricambio, sempre gradito.Colofonia chiara, dura. Fa quello che deve fare.A livello estetico devo dire che è bello (parliamo sempre di un cinesino da 90€). Ha una sottile vernicetta sul riccio e uno strato di protettivo sul resto. Parlando di finiture è ottimo, nulla da segnalare.Include una spalliera in legno, di qualità mediocre, ma funzionale allo scopo.Il suono è dignitoso. Squillante, un po' metallico forse, ma giusto un pizzico. Le frequenze più basse restano comunque abbastanza corpose.Altezza ponticello perfetta, fattura e altezza capotasto altrettanto perfetta.Non scrivo "per principianti" perché nonostante di fatto sia un'operazione elementare, sistemare da sé il ponticello non è del tutto immediato, e come in ogni violino l'accordatura è leggermente problematica per un neofita totale.In definitiva, sarà pure cinese ma non è un pezzo di plastica. Né un giocattolo. Dalle altre recensioni che ho visto qui o su YT, dubito si possa chiedere di meglio in questa fascia di prezzo. Sarebbe un buon acquisto anche se costasse un po' di più.