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Cecilio CVN-200 4/4 Full Size Rosewood Violin w/ Case and Accessories
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| Part No: | B000FBL9E0 |
| Manufacturer: | Cecilio Musical Instruments |
| MFG Part: | 4/4CVN-200 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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- Hand-Carved Solid Maple Back & Sides
- Includes Extra Set of Strings, Rosin, Bridge and more
- Natural Color Rosewood Pegs, Chin Rest, Tailpiece and Fingerboard
- Rosewood Tailpiece With 4 Fine Nickel Plated Tuners
- One Year Warranty
This violin is perfect for the student musician. It features hand carved solid maple back and sides, hand-carved solid spruce top, beautiful inlaid purfling, varnish finish, natural colored rosewood pegs, chin rest, tailpiece and rosewood fingerboard. Has features found in much more expensive violins. It comes with alloy tailpiece and 4 built-in fine tuners. The brazilwood bow features rosewood frog and unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair. The included case is a light weight form fitting hard case with pockets and strap. This makes it convenient to carry to school or orchestra. It also comes with the following accessories:Extra set of violin strings, Extra violin bridge, Extra Mangolian Horsehair bow and a quality rosin cake. It has all the accessories needed to start enjoying this great violin. The included accessories alone retail for more than $80. This makes the violin kit an unbeatable value. Buy with confidence as it comes with a one year warranty against any manufacturing defects. Grab it while this price lasts!
| Hard to say | 2010-05-22 | 3 / 5 |
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It is hard to say whether this violin is a bargain. One one hand it is the best price you can find and comes with all the necessities, but on the other hand it will likely drive you insane. It is no secret that this violin doesn't stay in tune. Peg drops do work, however when I used them it focused all the tension on the tail cord (on the opposite side of the violin) and I'm now struggling to keep that piece on. I haven't played this instrument once while it was tuned but I remain optimistic. Some people say that the violin and strings may need to be broken in before the violin will tune properly. I give those people the benefit of the doubt because I want this violin to work. Am I wrong?
Taking other reviewer's advice, I bought new rosin but to be honest, the rosin it comes with would works. I'm also considering buying new strings soon. I'm not sure if these strings could have anything to do with the tuning problem, which is all that I'm concerned with, but if everyone is saying that it needs new strings then it'd be best to get them before waiting for the current strings to stretch.
I give it three stars because a lot of people are able to overcome its inability to tune and I was unlucky to have one with a bad tail cord connector. Should you buy this violin? Only if unable to find a used violin that is in your price range. |
| Delivered Damaged - Returned | 2010-05-20 | 1 / 5 |
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Below is a list of the problems that resulted in my immediate return of this item...
- Multiple scratches, blemishes & scrapes on the front of the violin
- Strings were bent in several places presumably from poor storage
- Bridge is very poor quality
- 1 of the fine tuners is broken and the remaining 3 are warped
- Wood shavings sticking up around the f holes
- Pencil scribbling on the fingerboard
- The instrument was obviously strung in a hurry and was done very sloppily |
| Atrocious quality | 2010-04-21 | 1 / 5 |
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| The bows were warped, the bridge A-symetrical, and one of the fine tuners was broken. All this straight from the box. The violin wasn't worth its postage. Thank you and UPS for making it so easy to return, that I appreciate. |
| Very good and the price was not too bad. | 2010-02-17 | 4 / 5 |
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When I read one of the reviews, I did not want to buy the violin. I just wanted to rent it, but renting it would cost me the same as buying it.
I do not regret buying this violin. It is great. |
| We love it! | 2010-02-11 | 5 / 5 |
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After careful research, we purchased this violin for our daughter. Although some feedback left us the impression that the bow might be sub-par and the rosin might fall apart, everything in this package exceeded our expectations.
We purchased ours from Austin Bazaar and the item arrived with everything promised in the condition promised. The bows in the package are very nice. The rosin was boxed and when opened, it was encased in plastic on three sides which allows the user to draw the bow across the open side. I don't even think my daughter got any rosin on her. My husband only had to score it a little bit to get it started and it worked wonderfully.
Although we had warned our daughter to look up instructions for attaching the bridge, the violin came with the bridge attached. It is a lovely violin and the finish is very nice. It makes a beautiful sound once the bow is properly covered in rosin.
The case is also very nice. The exterior is soft but the interior is a lined hard case that cradles the violin. There are places for all the accessories and the strap makes it easy to carry.
Many reviewers said a violin will lose tune until it is broken in. Our violin did lose it's tune very quickly but, as many reviewers recommended, I ordered peg drops along with the violin and they solve the problem beautifully.
This violin is a fabulous compromise if you are new to playing or want something for practice that isn't terribly expensive. We searched music stores all over our area and found nothing remotely comparable or as reasonably priced. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Cecilio again.
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