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Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By J***n

January 03, 2021

Customer service is excellent. A couple of minor issues were addressed quickly after I contacted Glarry by email (I sent a message on Dec. 31 and received a reply on Jan. 2 - not bad!). I can't give a meaningful review about the violin itself, since it was a gift for my granddaughter. She's 8 years old, and like the rest of my family, has no experience with stringed instruments. We all loved that the violin is "real" and its cost was in the same range as some toy violins. Using directions pro ...

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Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By A***s

August 25, 2020

Awe inspiring considering the price. The likely equivallent of $950 (starter price) is realisically what you would be expecting to pay even from online retailers for an electro accoustic violin and then some!! It takes a little setting up and I snapped one of the strings on the first set that I set up. Handy having the spare set and I put it down to me being a little havy handed on my part with fitting the strings and tensioning them. The bridge could possibly be doing with a little taking ...

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Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By P***z

July 22, 2020

Proud owner of a Glarry GV102 4/4 Violin and I'm loving every minute of it. Once I had it set up, it plays wonderfully. The tuners needed reaming, nut filed and the bridge was cut for med. action and the strings were also upgraded. (setup $60+$32 strings) Great buying experience, they stand behind their products and I'll gladly recommend them to friends and family. On the fence? Don't be, at this price it's hard to pass up. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much bang for the buck you'll get. ...

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Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By D***h

April 28, 2020

For a violin that was shipped via FedEx, and with everything you will need for $50, I am giving this 5-stars. When I ordered this violin, I was expecting a $50 violin, but I can see something like this costing more like $150. Sure, it's nowhere near perfect. On mine, the fingerboard isn't fully glued to the instrument, but it's staying put, and no rattling or buzzing. I can fix it, but it's fine. The bow is working fine. The rosin was all cracked up, and it's hard to open the little contai ...

Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By L***s

March 11, 2020

I received my order last week and I am so pleased with it. It is a great price for a great deal of stuff. I have been telling a lot of people about this place and their great deal. I might be getting another one for my grand-kids in the near future. If you are looking for a good starter instrument, extra one, or just one to give as a gift, I highly recommend buying one from here.

Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By J***g

January 19, 2020

I bought a violin from a local music store for my first violin lesson, but the teacher told me to return it. So, I rented a violin for one month from another music store at $36 which was almost the price of my new Glarry Violin that I bought online. Since I heard horror stories about buying things online, I never bought an instrument online before, so I was very reluctant to try. However, it arrived a day earlier than expected with a complete outfit of case, bow, resin, chin rest, shoulder rest ...

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Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By T***a

January 07, 2020

I had my first lesson today and the instructor said it it a good violin. I am sooo thankful to God for Glarry Music and the excellence and quality of instruments! I'm going to buy another one for my daughter soon. God bless you and enjoy

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Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By C***s

December 05, 2019

Very satisfied with this violin and I highly recommend! I bought both this model and the Solid Wood violin from Glarry Music. I recommend this one over the solid wood primarily because this one has a spruce top, which is a better tonewood for violins. It produces a slightly warmer sound to my ear. The finish on this one is gorgeous, too! Shipping was fast, the case is durable, the violin arrived in great shape and looking good, and all accessories required for play were included. For the price, ...

Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By C***s

December 05, 2019

For the money, this is a fantastic value. This is my 2nd violin purchase from Glarry...the first was the Antiqued violin for my daughter. We're both beginners with zero experience who just wanted to give it a try. After the first hour, I enjoyed playing hers so much I decided to get this one just for me. I like the Antiqued violin a little better and recommend that one first if you can afford the few extra dollars--I will go into those details on that product page. Price-wise neither of them can ...

Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By L***s

April 02, 2021

My daughter picked the Matte. Loved it!!! Great quality and it comes with everything! Great deal for the money!

Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By D***b

April 01, 2021

Very beautiful instrument got it broke a few stings trying to tune it lol first time blues it has one issue and thats that it will not stay in tune due to the pegs but a really great beginner violin and I recommend anyone wanting to learn to play violin buy one from glarry music companies its affordable and fast shipping and really good Customers service msged and got a instant respond due to the fast shipping I paid for the package was delayed on delivery and was refunded my amount for that ...

Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By K***t

March 29, 2021

I wasn't going to bother with this until you emailed me. When I received the violin it was scratched. For some reason there was nothing protecting the tuners from flopping around scratching the body of the violin. Some of the screws for the tuners had fallen out and some of the nuts for the height adjustment had fallen off also. I assume the bridge was supposed to be between the tuners and body but it wasn't. Why a separate piece of foam padding or tissue paper wasn't placed there in case the ...

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Glarry GV103 4/4 Spruce Panel Violin Black White Matte

By A***s

March 27, 2021

You get what you pay for. It came with the chin rest broken, and the bridge doesn't stay put. When I try to tune it, the strings push it off the violin. Biggest piece of crap. I was wanting it to just be a simple violin my daughter could learn on without spending a fortune but she can't even play on it.

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Glarry GV306 4/4 Spruce Panel Violin Bright Natural

By A***s

March 28, 2021

Hi All - Never having played the violin, this was the perfect price point for me. Not too flimsy and not so expensive that I feel like I wasted my hard earned cash if I couldn't get the hang of the instrument. Out of the box it presented beautifully. Set up was easy and instructions right to the point. What is a nice addition to this starter violin is the video link/url here at Glarry.com - There might be one here I haven't checked. The violin feels comfortable in my large hands and the chin res ...

Glarry GV200 Antiqued Matte Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Full Size

By A***s

March 24, 2021

Came completely broken. The bow strings are broken as were the violin strings. I was very disappointed by this. I received it today and will update on how this issue was resolved in a later review.

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Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By S***n

March 22, 2021

Glarry GV102 4/4 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin White: REVIEW Scott A. Johnson First a little personal music history. When the angles were handing out musical talent I was standing in the Curiosity line for the second time. It is true that I am not a very good musician, I only play for the fun of it and haven't played in front of people since I played second chair tuba in my 5th grade band... and I was the only tuba player in the band and still only rated 2nd chair. Even with no music ... Glarry GV102 4/4 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin White: REVIEW Scott A. Johnson First a little personal music history. When the angles were handing out musical talent I was standing in the Curiosity line for the second time. It is true that I am not a very good musician, I only play for the fun of it and haven't played in front of people since I played second chair tuba in my 5th grade band... and I was the only tuba player in the band and still only rated 2nd chair. Even with no musical talent I started playing Bass guitar about two years ago at the ripe old age of 60. I took a few lessons at the start, but mostly I learned on my own. Then a couple of weeks ago I decided to buy a violin just to see if I could play it. And that is where this review starts....... About a week ago I was shipped, from the nice folks at Glarry Music, my order of a white Glarry Acoustic/Electric full sized violin. The violin, or fiddle if you like, comes in three colors, White, Black, or a stranded matte stained finish. Everything you cm buy at Glarry Music comes with free shipping and the only extra charge is the State sales tax. I would have paid $59.95 for the violin but I found a coupon online and even got a few bucks off. The first thing I noticed was that the violin came in a plastic shipping bag, not a cardboard box like all of my bass guitars came in. even my jazz bass I ordered from Glarry two years before, came in a cardboard box. With just a plastic bag, I was worried that there could be some damage. I opened the bag and took out the included violin case and opened it up. I did a quick scan of everything and was happy to see there was no visible damage. This shows that the case will do it's job and will protect the contents from normal handling or even UPS shipping. Next, I took the violin out and looked it over a best as I could. Everything looked OK with only a few minor cosmetic issues. On several places there were little bumps made up of dust or paint buildup. And there was a spot where the paint smeared on the neck. These little defects Do NOT affect the violin and can only be seen if you look very close. Considering the cost of this violin, these are really not a problem. I have seen this on some guitar costing hundreds of dollars. Overall the paint job and pinstripe detailing makes the Glarry violin look tremendous! The chin rest, fingerboard, and pegs are made of Ebony wood and make a perfect contrast to the white body. Inside the violin hard case, I found everything needed to play the instrument. An extra set of strings, a shoulder rest, electric tuner and microphone, a block of rosin, and a horsehair bow. I don't know how old the rosin was but I ended up tossing it out because it was all broken up and mostly powder. (I ordered a new block of rosin from Amazon for around $4 and it was delivered the next day. I have learned getting a broken up rosin block is common in many brands of violins because weather conditions and storage times can make the rosin crack. So, this again was not an issue.... The electric tuner that comes with the kit is really nice. The display shows everything you need to tune the strings. I only wish the display was bigger because I am blind in one eye and poor vision in the other. I found my bass guitar tuners work better for me but the one that comes with the kit is very VERY nice. If you look up a tuner like it online, you would find them selling for around $30, or one half the price of the whole violin kit. Next, let me talk about the strings. Glarry encloses one+++ set of strings on the violin and ads another set free with the kit. You get TWO sets of strings. The extra set came in very handy. When I was first tuning it I think I stretched out the tiny E string because it made a sound like an old spooky door on a Scooby-Doo cartoon. I asked my friends on the Facebook violin page what happened and was told that the string was bad. (my fault NOT GLARRYs)...I also found out that many, if not most people brake or damage a string or two the first time they try to tune a violin. Maybe that is why Glarry sends out two sets of strings. A Gold Star for Glarry. The last thing that comes with the kit is a nice looking horsehair bow. The bow is the one thing that I wish I got to pick or upgrade when I bought the violin. Again, I went on the Facebook page to ask questions about violin bows and even posted a few pictures. I could not tighten the bow hairs so the hairs touched the shaft of the bow. One of the answers I got was, try to force the bolt on to see if you can loosen it. They said it was a cheap bow and not working so if it brakes, you haven't lost anything. What that I forced the bolt and after playing with it, I got it to work. I rosined it up, with my new rosin and got the bow to work, but I spent another $40 and ordered a nice student carbon fiber bow and plan to keep the Glarry bow as a back up! I must say though:.. I did get it to work and again, given the price of the whole violin kit, forcing the bolt was not a problem. When I told Glarry about it in a Facebook post I was told that their costumer service would have worked with me to fix the problem. Again Glarry gets another Gold Star. I would suggest that anyone buying a Glarry violin watch several HOW-TO videos on YouTube on setting up a new violin, One very important thing every violin needs is a good, properly setup string bridge. The bridge that comes with the kit is not ready to snap in and go. I had to sand it down some and file the groves that hold the strings in place. This was not an issue for me and I liked working on it but not everyone would want to do this on their own. The instruction sheet isn't enough to get it up and working. My guess is most first-time violin owners would go to a music teacher and have them set up the fiddle. I made one last outside order and had Amazon send me a few bridges so I could cut them down to fit the violin. Again I like doing that kind of work but I know I'm not normal! My final recap of the Glarry GV102 Violin is This …. Dollar for dollar there is nothing on the market that comes close to the quality of the Glarry GV102 Violin. It isn't a pro-class, top-notch Stradivarius, but isn't meet to be one. It is a good quality Student level violin that is still above others in its price range. The company will work with its customers to help them get the most out of their instruments. The violins look great and with a little time and effort will play as good as any it their class. I Certainly would recommend This violin to anyone wanting to start out On a well-built instrument. . One more Gold Star for the Glarry GV102 Electric Violin!

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Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By E***l

March 19, 2021

I bought this violin and it is not good .. the strings are to high and the tune holes are to big and it does not stay in tune.. this was a waste of money do not buy

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March 26, 2021

Good Job by providing great customer service... I am Happy

Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By T***n

March 19, 2021

Your product is wonderful, at an entry level price that encourages kids to start the violin. Keep it up!

Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By G***s

March 15, 2021

Thanks for the quick service....a few minor adjustments and it was all good...I'll be buying from you again..

Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By M***e

March 14, 2021

Very impressed with quality at an affordable price

Glarry GV306 4/4 Spruce Panel Violin Bright Natural

By T***e

March 11, 2021

Excellent, Fast shipping, quality instrument for the price point.

Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By J***o

March 10, 2021

Love it!! ive been playing it every day since i bought it, its in great shape the only thing that broke was the rosin but i just bought a better one off of amazon. Everything other than that came perfectly though!!

Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By A***s

March 10, 2021

Pretty poor quality product. The violin body is not awful but the bridge is hardly useable with no string grooves making tuning virtually impossible. The bow is also incredibly shotty. The case is nice I suppose but the rest is truly unusable. Would not reccomend but hey, get what you pay for I suppose.

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Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By J***s

March 04, 2021

Disappointing. It has been three weeks and the package has not arrived and we are getting no answer from Glarry Music. The tracking number hasnt been updated and we contacted them to get more information and instructions on how to get a refund but after a week we have yet to hear from them. we really wanted to love this product but at this rate we might never have the opportunity to do so. We need a refund or an update please!

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Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By D***r

February 27, 2021

Geat violin

Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By K***g

February 23, 2021

I received the instrument 4 days after I ordered it- needless to say, fast shipping. The bridge it came with was unusable, so I bought a German Teller semi fitted bridge on Amazon, sanded it on, and put it on the violin. The Nut was too high, so I sanded it down and painted it. It plays well after I made the needed adjustments. When I opened the package, underneath the tailpiece, there is a huge dented scratch. Also, a part of the peg box was not painted, so I had to do it myself. Overall, I rec ...

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Glarry GV100 Solid Wood Violin 1/8 1/2 1/4 3/4 4/4

By M***s

February 22, 2021

Still haven't received, tracking number not responding with anything. Tried to contact support, payment was taken same day but since then I haven't had any communication at all. I'm in limbo as to what's happening.

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Glarry GV201 Antiqued Bright Solid Wood Violin 3/4 4/4

By N***z

February 21, 2021

Stings are to close together but overall a good violin

Glarry GV303 Violin 4/4 Spruce top Ebony Fittings Matte Bright Matte Bright

By J***n

February 18, 2021

Packaging was firm and thorough, no damage. Nice set up instructions. Seemingly a good product at a great price.

Glarry GV102 Acoustic EQ Electric Solid Wood Violin 4/4 Black Matte

By A***s

February 13, 2021

Honestly I would give zero stars if I could. The violin fell apart after a few times of use

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February 19, 2021

Update review: a new tuner was sent to replace the broken one and it plays well!