Cecilio 1/2 Violin Solidwood Violin with Hard Case, Bow, Rosin, Tuner, Shoulder Rest & Lesson Book – Ideal for Beginners

My daughter surprised me one day and said, dad i am taking orchestra. I said “atta girl, what instrument are you playing”? She said violin. I said awesome. Then she said, btw you have to buy me a violin because the school doesn’t have any. So after cussing a lil bit in my head so as not to damage her fragile young ears, i took to Amazon. I bought her a violin, case, music book, music stand etc. It’s pretty. She has to retune it a bit often but the tuner works. It’s actually a really good quality. It has made it for 2 years of school, the bus, getting banged around by a 10-12 year old and still works great! I don’t know much about it but she says it’s very easy to play. Wasn’t crazy expensive and does the job for a kid.

For starters I am not an expert violin player. I purchased the full size version and the 1/2 size for my son, we are learning the violin together. I have played the guitar for years. I have played the violin for about 2 months, I have an electric violin, my son had a 1/4 size acoustic, my son grew out of his so I just got us both a new acoustic. The violin comes with d'addario strings - which sound very nice. The violin sounds nice and looks just like the picture - its obviously not hand stained - but its nice and shiny. It plays pretty well (I am obviously not the best player in the world, i don't hit the other strings too much - or at least much more than I do on other instruments). The bow feels a little heavier then ones I have used before so it takes a little getting used to that, but I don't think its a bad bow. It tunes pretty easy. I tuned both of the violins in about 5 minutes - granted I have played guitar for years so I am not new to the process of tuning string instruments but violins are MUCH harder to tune than guitars - and cheap violins often times are really hard - and then they don't stay in tune after for that long. The case is good, about what you would expect and everything they said that comes with it did. The tuner is also a metronome which is a good thing to have for a student. For the price, this is a very good violin. If I had spent 150 or 200 for this I wouldn't feel ripped off, I think the violin sounds good - and is very playable. I would recommend this to people looking to start violin, you're not spending a fortune and you're not getting a cheap violin that is very hard to tune, wont stay in tune and the bridge just makes you hit other strings all the time. The violin is a hard instrument to learn, so I wouldn't recommend spending much more that 200 dollars for a first violin in case you don't stick with it but having said that, I don't know if I would go too cheap either because if the violin is cheap and doesn't sound good and doesn't play well at all, the cheapness of the violin you're trying to learn with adds to the difficulty, this violin seems like a good medium and really they could probably charge a little more for it. Also for parents wondering how loud their kids violin will be: The violin is fairly loud, so you even with a practice mute will hear in the next room, violins are not quiet, no matter what you try - if you buy an electric silent violin which is the one I started with, its quieter but you can still hear it in the next room. Acoustic violins are a little better sounding, actually they're a lot better sounding - so just buy earplugs.

After reading the reviews I bought this violin for my 6yo daughter as her first. She had her first lesson and it was fantastic. One week later, the day before her lesson, the wire attaching the tailpiece to the body broke. It was like out of a cartoon. She was playing just fine, then it sounded a little off. Then ping ping ping pong all the wires popped loose. It looked as if it had been soddered on to the tailpiece, and one end of the wire came loose. There was no fixing it. So, my daughter couldn't practice at her next lesson. I contacted the company and they said they'd send me a replacement piece, which I was thrilled about. I didn't know if it would arrive before the next lesson so I bought another tailpiece (also off Amazon). It arrived and lo and behold it was the wrong size. By the time of my daughter's next lesson, still no replacement part from the company. Next week, still nothing. Then we went camping, and by the time we got back, still no replacement piece. I ended up returning the violin, getting a refund, and just ordering a new one. Day after the new violin arrived the replacement wire came in, FINALLY. So now I have a backup for if and when the wire on this new violin breaks. I'm figuring it will because after close inspection, it also has the wires soddered together. The replacement wire was a screw on though. Why they didn't just use that style to begin with is beyond me. After all is said and done, it's a good violin and I would recommend it. However don't depend on the company's customer service. My daughter lost 3 weeks of lesson over a really simple part. I blame myself for putting so much faith in the company to correct things.

Bought this violin September 2019. The violin sounds great and seemed like a good deal for the cost and accessories included. Within less than 6 months of a 5th grader practicing about 3 times a week, we noticed the back piece of the bridge that secures it to the body of the violin was buckling. A well versed violinist advised it appeared to be a manufacturing defect so I headed to amazon to seek assistance. The support page offered contact information for the manufacturer. My first contact with Cecilio was March 2020. No response. Reached out again. No response. Reached out a third time figuring the zero response was due to the covid issue and limited staff. Nothing. Just contacted them again. Awaiting a response. But I have a feeling this will be a lost cause and a flush of $200. Disappointing. I expected better from what I have read to be a decent company with reliable starter violins. If seeking a violin with Dependable support, it may be best to look elsewhere.

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I researched a lot of violins on-line. I was looking for a violin which would be suitable for a beginner, but still be nice enough for someone of intermediate level. I am new to the violin, but not new to music - and coming from the Mandolin, the violin is not too far a leap (other then bowing of course!). Originally I chose a different make/model, but after watching several reviews by experienced players who don't work for Cecilio, but simply recommended this violin (CVN 300), I decided to spend just a little more then planned and buy this one. I can honestly say I am not disappointed - actually I'm very pleasantly surprised! I read some of the negative reviews on here, and realize that although one or two may have gotten a damaged product, the majority of complaints are caused because they don't have a clue what they are doing - lol. The violin came to me set up, with bridge in place, and strung with D'addario Prelude strings - although this was not mentioned in the write up and from the picture, I assumed it would have the Cecilio strings. It does have the extra set of strings which are Cecilio along with all that you need to get started, including 2 bows which are quite nice. After 10 minutes of rosin (the rosin is excellent and I followed directions and scratched it's surface in order to facilitate the application), I was ready to go! I checked the included tuner/metronome against another that I have and against our piano and found that it functioned very well and within another 10 minutes, I had the violin tuned - predominately using the fine tuners. The pegs are lovely and I did use two of them for a bigger "jump" in tuning, but they did not slip or cause any concern. And then I played my first scales - wonderful! On to learning more and thank you for such a great violin at such an affordable cost! I couldn't be happier! I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a great violin at a good price - BUT be smart, learn a bit before you grab it out of the box, (there is a pdf manual to download right on the Amazon sale site!), and you'll do very well!

Yup I bought one! Shame on me. Not bad initially, tone is acceptable for a cheap violin. BUT tuning pegs an absolute nightmare. An ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE! They slipped pretty much from day one and I spent a bunch of money and wasted a lot of time before finally concluding that they were beyond fixing. No instrument is worth anything if you cannot tune it. All in all a bad experience and a complete waste of hard earned cash. I BEG you not to waste your money as I did. This so called violin wound up in the dumpster - where it belongs. Given the price etc I wish I could have something more positive to say but I really can't. Shame on Cecilio and on Amazon. I was ripped off.

One star for fast delivery. One star for good customer service. 1. The violin came with a dent on the side and few scratches on the back. 2. There are 2 strings are loose and broken with small parts fell in the case. 3. There is no CD/DVD in the package as described. I am going to contact the phone number displayed in the Manual. Will post the updates here. ///////////////////// Update after using it for 1.5 years 1. The vendor provides great customer service. They replaced the broken violin with a new one and refunded me for incorrectly charged fees. 2. The package has everything for playing and maintaining. The tuner is useful. 3. The quality of the violin itself is not great- matches with the price. The bridge was too high so the strings were hard to press. We had to sand it lower. The pegs keep slipping. The voice is laud enough though.

The fingerboard is not real ebony. It's painted black. My daughter's fingers turned black after playing the violin for a few minutes. Even the neck of the violin started turning black from paint smearing over it. Sound quality is poor either due to low string quality of the violin itself.