Mendini By Cecilio Violin 4/4 Full Size For Beginners - Fiddle Solidwood Kit with Hard Case - Acoustic Violins with Bow, Rosin, Tuner, Extra Strings & Bridge, Shoulder Rest and Lesson Book (Black)

Nice violin for the price. My kids teacher specifically said not to buy the instrument on amazon, he wanted us to rent it from one of the music stores but for the price it made no sense, not to mention I wasn’t sure if my kid was going to stick to it. We had some issue in the begging because the violin wouldn’t hold the tune and the teacher wasn’t being helpful because we didn’t do what he said, but after I personally spoke to him he said he could use a spray, that is proper for it, that makes it a little sticky so the strings wouldn’t slip so easily (forgive my lack of proper terms, he didn’t give me a name for the spray, that was his explanation) after he did that the violin was perfect. My son used it all year. The case handle broke, both of them, but I won’t hold this against them because I’ve seen how my kid would carry it and swing it so I’m not surprise it broke. I was able to stitch it back together and it’s been holding well. My older kid outgrew this one and I had to buy a bigger size so I went ahead and bought the same violin in full size too. Never had a problem with it. Now my younger son uses this one and even though I got the same speech from the teacher( different one) about not buying from amazon she never said a word about this violin. This is a perfect product for a kid or a beginner and it comes with everything you need.

I bought the 1/2 size for my 8yr old boy, based off comments in the question section. I bought it in black. BE AWARE: the black is NOT black matte, but a shiny, glittery black. Just saying. I bought after seeing a video on YouTube where this guys tested 10 different violins of various quality and price, and my husband and I both thought the cheap Amazon violin was one of the best sounding. And let's face it. An 8yr old boy isn't exactly gentle on stuff, nor do we know if he'll actually like it (it was his idea). So, it came with everything shown, and a few extras such as rosin (needed for bow), batteries for the tuner (excellent!) and a book on how to play. Case alone is worth $100. When I bought my flute ages ago, a case like that was extra $$$ and considered high dollar. The bow came with the bridge in place, but did need extensive tuning. I DO reccommend reading the enclosed instructions, they are GREAT. You need to rosin up the bow for a while, and the pegs as well. The sound was shockingly amazing once that was all done. NO VIOLIN STAYS IN TUNE!! They are wooden instruments, and subject to the weather conditions outside so you must tune EACH TIME you play. My teacher added some sort of oil to the tuning pegs to keep them from slipping. You can also twist the tiny little metal pegs at the bottom to fine tune the tuning (I didn't know this until the teacher did it). Even the tuner impressed me, it listed each note on the back of the back that each string needed to be tuned to, and I had no complaints on ANY of it. I was just more and more impressed. He goes into lessons next week, so we'll see if my review changes ;) UPDATE AFTER LESSONS: Teacher was impressed at everything that came with the set, even the book! Teacher suggested packets of alchohol wipes to keep in case to clean the chin rest, strings and bow path. You bow comes un tensioned for a REASON . . . always UN tension it when done playing or you will RUIN your bow!!! ****I had NO idea*** The shoulder rest is TOO BIG for small kids. Instead we ditched it and use a chunk of squishy foam and rubberbands. Works much better! 100% would purchase again and recommend for anyone starting out!

It's a sturdy, pretty little thing and when I first got it I was entranced by it. It was surprisingly comfortable to hold and for the first week, that's about all your really learning to do. The bow is nice and sturdy and the screw maintains the horse hair very well. I only have to adjust it about once per week. The rosin is frustrating if you don't know what your doing. Take a house key and score the top of it 3 or 4 times before trying to apply it to the horse hair. I didn't know and kept trying to apply it without scoring it and could never really get a good sound. So I'm into week 2 and I'm trying to play Twinkle Little Star. And what sound I can make sounds horrible. So I try adjusting the tune using the supplied tuner. This is where it got frustrating. I didn't know what I was doing so I broke 2 strings quickly. Figured out how to put on the new ones. And kept trying to get them to stay tuned according to the meter. They would hold the tune for a few minutes and then it would be off. I figured, fine I can live with it until I get my tax return and buy a real violin. It's week 4, and I am getting to where I can actually play Twinkle Little Star, but the sound is so bad I just can't do it and so will be financing a high quality instrument. Overall, this is a great instrument to buy if you're just curious, or especially if you're buying for a young child. Be warned however that if you get hooked on it, and I sure did, the 30-40 minutes I practice at night has become the highlight of my day. I get excited about trying different finger positions and what kind of notes I can make. Then you will quickly become frustrated with it. And you will buy a better one. It was definitely worth the $80 to find out that I really enjoy it. Way better than dropping $500 to have it sit in the corner and collect dust, because I didn't actually have a passion for playing.

Poor quality and even worse customer service. Bought this violin for a beginner to make sure they would continue. Finally got to the lesson where the bow is being used. But the violin doesn’t make any noise. Instructor informed us that the violin was defective and needs to be replaced. Unfortunately it is now outside the 30 day return window. Tried to contact manufacturer but the phone number and email address doesn’t not work. Tried to call seller but only responded to text via Amazon app. Basically told me to that they will reissue me a “quality-inspected one as soon as possible” and to return to Amazon, then closed my service inquiry. Now Amazon won’t issue a refund and the seller won’t answer me. Thought there was a one year warranty, but you can’t get it covered if you can’t get a hold of anyone.

*My violin was delivered safely. It looks beautiful and I think everything about it, is awesome!!👌

Le mande pedir este violin a mi hijo de 12 años quedamos encantados !! llego antes del tiempo que se espera lo recomiendo ampliamente!!

Bought this as a gift and it is excellent with everything you need to learn or continue to play the violin.

Muy buen violín, aparte recomiendo al vendedor que fue muy amable y atento y siempre estuvo al pendiente desde el inicio hasta el fin de que yo recibiera el violín. Tiene muy buena calidad y El vendedor muy amable y atento. Recomiendo totalmente al vendedor.

La caja donde venía la otra caja con el violín en mal estado, el estuche negro lleno de puntos de posible hongos, olor a humedad, el violín aunque se ve bien, tenía un poco de polvo en algunas partes, lo compramos nuevo, ojalá suene bien, mínimo deberán cambiar el estuche, cualquier instrumento musical debe de estar protegido contra la humedad, sobretodo los de madera.