This violin is a VERY good beginner instrument. I'm a Junior in highschool & i am trying to learn all of the orchestral instruments - i know the bass, (i am a bassist), the cello, i'm working on learning the violin. I wanted somethinf cheaper to learn on - and this was the absolute right choice.
My decided to go for the violin. But since renting one or buying would cost $300+, I decided to give this a try. An honest review by a violin teacher on Youtube was the main reason aside from price for me to buy this.
For a beginning student, this instrument is excellent, and everything a 12 years student needs to begin taking violin lessons. At the price, it is less than the cost to rent a similar violin for three months.
Mine arrived with the sound post rattling around inside the instrument. To get this correct cost more than the violin.
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September 20, 2023
Update to first review where my violin was delivered with the sound post rattling around inside... I was pleasantly surprised that the company replaced the instrument immediately with one that I have no complaints about.
Even though I'm a firm believer in 'you get what you pay for', I'm rather impressed with this deal. I feel you get a little more than you pay for with this instrument, considering what we paid for her concert violin.
It is an amazing violin for beginners. The only thing that is annoying is that you have to tune it and you have to use a lot of rosin to start off to start playing your first note.
My daughter is in love with her new violin. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical because of the price. But when we received it, I was truly amazed. The packaging is great, it was easy for my daughters music teacher to tune, and it arrived in three days. So she didn't miss a beat. Thank u.
We managed to wax the strings, and everything went good, except that we have to tune it every now. All in all it's exactly like what the describtion showing! And we find everything well.
The violin came pre-set, all i had to do was setup the bridge and tighten & tune the strings. My only complaints are that the tuner is finicky & not too accurate.
The bow was in good condition, no loose hairs. It just needed a lot of rosin, as expected for new bows. I had to use some bass rosin to start it off - it's very thick and strong. Thank you for the quality instrument!!
Only real problem I had with it was it very difficult to tune the violin...but I have altered the peg holes to allow the pegs to hold the strings properly. Otherwise, the violin is very nice for beginners.
Good violin for the price but not looking like the picture. The description of GV403 says matte finish, but it clearly is not. Sounds decent for a beginner. Overall a great value for someone who wants to try out the violin without spending a lot of money.