Cecilio4/4 Violin Set Full Size Fiddle Solidwood Ebony Fitted LEFT-HANDED Violin with D'Addario Prelude Strings | Complete Set with Hard Case, Bows, Tuner, Rosin & Shoulder Rest

I got mine as a lefthand one for only 94 bucks...at that price it was a bargain I think. I am a newbie so I didn't mind taking a chance on what is usually a 150 dollar plus violin. I expected poor sound...I have a good ear, but all the strings ring nice, loud, clear, and true...with open strings lol.Only downside was the rosin is shattered, but useable for now. It is in a small wooden box, in the accessory compartment of the hard case, which was packaged in the Cecilio box, which was in an amazon box. Makes me think it was shattered prior to shipping lol. Everything else looks like a steal for any price under 150. Very satisfied so far. Shoulder pad, two bows, and two bridges was nice and definitely adds to my newbie experience. As I said, the finish and the sound are BOTH better than I expected...so I'm very satisfied. Able to get long clear notes within a minute after setting it up. Make sure to rosin the bow several minutes straight that first time...and scratch the rosin with the edge of a quarter. I'll update if it falls apart or any other negative discoveries.

Lefty violins are like unicorns they don't exist! Well, I guess I bought a unicorn. A nice higher end student model. And sure enough it is a unicorn, I mean a left handed fiddle.How do I know?The sound post on the violin I received is located a 1/4 inch behind the E string bridge foot and the bass bar runs right along the line of the G string just as every other violin but this is reversed. That's a good thing. The maple back is solid whole grain wood, I can see the same grain on the back and looking down through the F holes. This is not a cheap veneered VSO with the strings on backwards.I learned violin playing the "right" way, however recently lost use of my left index making playing nearly impossible. And until I found this I have been playing my professional violin upside down (holding it on the right shoulder without changing the order of the strings). Thanks to this unicorn I will be able to play properly again even if it is on the "wrong" side.Only complaints I have is the case seems less than substantial enough for travel, other than in the car and the chinrest is less than desireable. Small things that didnt detract from the value of the violin, especially if you can play no other way.Enjoy. I do. <Updated> The shoulder rest lost a bolt, not sure how but it did. In truth I didnt expect it to last long it did look pretty cheap, but that is usually the case with included accessories. Also after a few hours of playing I swapped out strings for some better synthetic core strings and the sound is warmer and less shrill like the strings included with the fiddle.Still happy BTW!

This is a pretty good 3/4 student violin. It comes with everything you need to get started, including a second set of strings. I have seen several reviews online that make fun of or talk bad about student violins like this one, but there is nothing to poke fun at with this set. It isn't a 2,000$ high end student violin, but who wants to hand over a 2,000$ violin to a 7 year old. My daughter is learning everything she needs to know about playing a violin on this instrument, and where it lacks in performance a student lacks the skill to do it anyway. One of the bows is not quite as good as the other, but at least there are two so I don't have to worry about her breaking one and then having nothing to play. The tuner is inexpensive, but does it's job. If this were a 4/4 violin, I would steal the case from her. It is much better than the case on my violin. It holds the instrument in place nicely and is well padded which is perfect for little hands that might drop it on the way to a lesson. All in all, this is perfect for a new student on a budget. When my daughter learns all she can on this instrument, then we will look at something else.

I bought it as a gift and it is magnificent and of high quality.

Before doctors ordered me to cease and desist from stopping strings with my left hand, I was fortunate enough to find a usable left-handed violin. I am now looking for a second lefty, to increase my reliability ---one can't just walk into a store and rent one in an emergency! The best thing about this Cecilio CVN-320L is the horse hair on the bow. It is real! It takes a while to rosin it, but, I could even do a spiccato bowing, and get a nice tone on my other violin. The cost of two re-hairs of a good bow is close to the cost of the Cecilio CVN-320L package. The violin is set up with a bridge curvature suitable for beginners, and the nut and fingerboard and bridge are consistent. I enjoyed a 45 minute practice session on this violin, primarily because it was very easy to keep the bow on the intended string. Now for the negatives. Obviously, it is neither hand carved nor finely flamed, which cannot be expected at this price. The varnish is extremely thick and shiny, probably suitable for outdoor playing, but not conducive to a good tone. Also, there was too much varnish on the neck of the instrument --- my thumb was sliding over varnish when I got to second or third position. Normally this wouldn't happen until about fourth or fifth when one is all the way up the neck. The biggest defect was in the sewing of the zipper on the case and its pocket, making the case unusable. Also, the bow was not a straight grain, not bent from heat and pressure, but carved, so that the wood might easily crack. Again, not expected for this price. Lastly, the back of the violin appeared to have its wood grain in the wrong direction. It is quite possible that the table and back are plywood. The black edges of the f-holes make it difficult to determine solid wood v. plywood. Also, the "solid" wood in the description apparently refers to the ebony nut and fingerboard. It took me 11 minutes to tune this violin, as one of the pegs was difficult to set. The pegs seemed extremely short compared to the width of the peg box and scroll. Lastly, the tone of the violin was grating, but, it actually started to mellow during my practice session. I would have kept this violin outfit as a spare, and for outdoor playing, if the case were fully usable and the pegs were correctly fitted to the scroll. The violin arrived with pegs set, strings tuned lower than pitch, and the bridge standing, all of which is expected. I.e., it was properly packed for shipping, both by Cecilio and by Amazon.