Size Mega Important Guideline

I recently purchased a guitar for me to learn and my children were so intrigued that they wanted to do something while I was playing. I wanted to get an inexpensive guitar that was appropriate for there size since they were 5. It’s the perfect size for them but it does not sound like a guitar at all. It’s more like a Ukulele. It is worth the money and its fun for the kids but do not expect to have the same sounds.

good product, the strings kind of hurt a little the tip of your fingers if you play too long but it’s a great buy and affordable for young kids who just start their classes.

As a violin player for most of my life I consider this the worst violin I’ve ever used. If i was able to give it 0 stars I would. I bought this violin just need up my skills for a little while because my violin was too expensive too ship from another country. After receiving this violin it had many many problems. the strings are too close to the finger board you aren’t able to play any notes without the notes sounding horrible. The bridge doesn’t totally touch the violin base, so you aren’t able to even play the right notes when you actually are. The neck wasn’t straight and the area where the string was connected to the pecks was too narrow, so you aren’t able to even tune the string right without untuning the other strings. The wood on the bow wasn’t straight, there were a lot of horse hairs missing, you couldn’t even tighten the bow without a lot of force and worst of all the string are too close to each other so when you are playing one string you automatically touch another one. Play a song is impossible to sound. My opinion, if you still want to get this violin be prepared to spend an extra 100 dollars fixing all the problem. Plus, you won’t even be able to play anything with it.

I have always wanted to learn how to play the violin. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that I’ve always wanted to do, and I was worried that the violin would be one of the ones that I didn’t want to do forever. So when I decided to get a cheap violin to test this out, I wanted to know exactly what I was going to get — and get it I did.

This isn’t the most handsome violin, nor are the strings of a particularly high quality. I had trouble keeping it tuned when I first got it, the bridge doesn’t fit perfectly, and I had to spend over two hours trying to get enough rosin on the bow. I was rather pleased to find out that I wouldn’t have to string it myself.

I expected all of this from reading these reviews.

I have been playing my violin for two days now. I have not had any trouble keeping it tuned since the first day (the strings are of low quality, so they had to stretch a little first before they would stop making the pegs spin). In fact, I took it out on a frigid night and fooled with it a bit, brought it back home and found that it was still in tune despite me having romped around with it.

Obviously this isn’t the best violin in the world, but that is why I have it, because I am not the best violinist in the world. Maybe, when I start to sound a little better, I will upgrade the strings, buy a proper bow, et cetera, but for now I am content.

Also, my rosin came in one piece, not crumbled as many other people have said. I don’t know if this was just me.

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.

I purchased this item because, after playing guitar for a few years, I wanted to make a departure to a new instrument, while still sticking to something with strings. Well, I received it about 6 weeks ago and have been taking lessons for 5, and I gotta say, this violin really does it’s job. It was nice to order it, and BAM, ya got everything you need (sans tuner) to start playing. The two bows are nice and have a good feel, but you probably realize they’re not the best, but they certainly work. The rosin I received came in a nice little box that keeps it safe and intact. The outfit also comes with a second bridge and strings, which, at this point, I can’t really comment on because I’ve had no use. The pegs of the violin slipped at first, but with a little playing and practice, came to hold tune really well, which surprised me. The fine tuners are really nice as well, being very smooth and make getting it in tune that much easier. The case that keep it all together is very nice as well. it’s very sturdy and has nice storage space and a good, smooth zipper.

Moving away from the features, the violin was also basically setup, a fact my teacher was quick to point out, and was very impressed with. The only thing that really needed done was tuning.

All in all, I think this was an awesome purchase, and should be a great starter instrument for anyone wanting to learn. The only thing that was not quite as the product description described was the color. the violin’s body is much lighter, and the chin rest and pegs are a bit darker, bit this is really a good thing, as it makes the violin that much more attractive. If someone is still undecided about whether or not to purchase this, I’d say go for it, it’s well worth the $100 that’s asked for it.

I bought this violin to start my daughter on, and it’s been perfectly serviceable. The natural wood and real horsehair bow were a pleasant surprise in an instrument with this price point, and the instrument itself exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations. I grew up a violinist, so I knew I would not be getting the highest quality instrument for this price, but for a child just starting to play, you want an instrument that you won’t have weep over if it does happen to get dropped facedown on the floor, or if your child decides to move on to piano or flute instead. This violin fit the bill. It is well-enough put together to learn on, stay in tune, and have passable tone. The only problem I had was that the mass-produced bridge had to be filed down by a luthier to fit the strings properly, but that cost me less than $20 and made all the difference. The case was of higher quality than I expected and my daughter loves the backpack straps. Good starter package.

The headphones bundled with this keyboard DO NOT fit the keyboard headphone jack. Amazon said I could return it or accept 20% off the price, presumably to buy headphones that actually work with this keyboard. Not the biggest problem in the world, but come on — the headphones in the box should at least plug into the keyboard. These aren’t even close.

First, I am not a professional musician. But I love music, and have a pretty good ear. This keyboard sounds just fine in it’s default “Yamaha Piano” mode. However many of the other simulated instruments (called “voices”) seem to be very much out of key. For example, a simple C-Major chord in the “church organ” voice actually hurts my ears. Playing the C and E notes together in this voice results in an obvious beat. Many of the voices that I would like to use have this problem, while others are OK. For example, the “chapel organ” C-Major chord sounds just fine. In addition, many of the simulated instruments do not sound much like the instrument they are imitating. Thus, to me none of the guitar options sound like a guitar.

The built-in speakers have a definite resonance point. This makes certain notes seem much louder. This is more obvious when using some of the other “voices” than it is in the “Yamaha Piano” mode.

The display panel is much too small for my older eyes. Using it to learn to play is also pretty useless, as it only displays one or two notes of the song at a time. It is really difficult to play when you can’t see what is coming up, and the effort is reduced to basically an exercise in reaction time.

The plastic sheet music stand could have used a more defined lip at the bottom to keep pages in music books held open. I have resorted to setting something on the music stand in front of the pages.

As other reviewers have noted, the included keyboard stand does not fit the keyboard, nor is it adjustable for height. It is too high to use with any standard chair, and too low for me to use while standing. However Amazon is not the culprit here. The bundle is from Yamaha, and the stand is of their manufacture. I replaced it with On Stage KS7350 Pro Heavy Duty Folding Z Keyboard Stand ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LCRP14/ref=oss_product ). This stand also does not attach to the keyboard. However it is adjustable for both height and width, and will go down to a height that makes the keyboard comfortable when sitting on a standard office or kitchen chair. The keyboard seems pretty secure sitting on it.

Bottom line – OK as a piano keyboard, so-so on the added bells and whistles. For the price, I am disappointed.