CecilioCVN-320L Solidwood Ebony Fitted LEFT-HANDED Violin with D'Addario Prelude Strings, Size 4/4 (Full Size)

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.

Very nice little violin! Quite a lovely finished, purchased from Amazon whearhouse, at a significant discount. Had a broken peg on the G string and the rosin was pulverized in the little compartment. Scraped the rosin mess outside, changed the peg for a new one and at the same time switched all the string for "Fiddlerman's" set I always have on hand! This little violin a pretty decent tone, not deep as old wood but decent none the less.I have 4 other violin, all on the "politically" correct side. I wanted one on the left to keep practicing even if I start to strain from the usual side. I practiced Aikido for 4 years, this discipline forces you to do everything in an ambidextrous way. Both side equaly, and more often then not working on your weaker side forces unusual neural pathways to forme. Which in turn makes your dominant side better. It seems contradictory, but a well balance brain is something that my new left violin can help me with, while alleviating the aches from practice. As for the rosin, I use Jade L'Opera, Petz best rosin and Petz light, and Ulta Magic rosin the one with pictures in the back. So the broken rosin was of little consequence to me.