Customer Reviews

Barcelona 2 Series 4/4 Size Student Violin with Case and Accessories - Metallic Blue

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I liked it a lot. The violin was just the way I thought it would be. After installing my bridge, I realized that a very novice Violin player wouldnt know how to put the bridge on. I would think they would put some kind of directions in there. All in all though the bow took very little Rosin to play, it has a pretty amazing sound quality for such a low priced violin. I like it and I think it will be great to continue my ventures to further my violin playing.

The violin was nice , I can not give it five stars because the tuning pegs , chin rest,and tail piece were black not brown like it shows. The bridge was installed but it is crooked. It came with a extra E string and rosin and a nice wooden colored bow. Thankes for quick delivery

Beautiful violin! I'm a beginner, so I admit I don't know the difference between one type/brand and another, but it seems great to me. Since this is the first violin I've ever owned (or set up), I didn't know how to install the bridge, but it was easy enough to Google it, and find a youtube video or two to help. Being familiar with stringed instruments, tuning was also easy enough, and since my pitch pipe hasn't come in yet, I used an online tuner ( http://www.get-tuned.com/violin_tuner.php ), found a video on how to rosin the bow, and I was in business.

The only difference from what was advertised and what I got was that the blue violin has black accents instead of brown (wood), but I thought that looked better. However, the picture should be updated so that people know what they're getting. Another person noted that, as well, but since that was fine with me, I still purchased it.

It should be noted that it doesn't come with a shoulder rest, so you should probably get one. Kinda hurts without one; mine's on the way.

Please, as a professional educator and musician, stay away from these instruments. Yes, they look cool, but their quality is generally *extremely* poor. They break easily and often slip in pitch. Most of all, the sound quality isn't good at all compared to almost all other student models.

The violin really looks good. Only if it sounded as good as it looks. When hooked to an amp and turned up it has some static type noise. Works OK on headset.

I just got this violin because I've wanted to learn how to play for years. I do have a lot of experience with playing piano, so I'm not a complete stranger to reading music and how a string instrument works. The quality of this instrument is okay, the sound is okay, and in fact, almost everything about the instrument is okay. The case is very nice. The downsides are: it came with only one page of instructions, the rosin was crumbly, and this is strictly a starter instrument.

If you have no experience with violins, like me, you are going to need more than one page of instructions about how to set up the bridge, etc. Luckily, after a quick search on the 'net I found all the info I needed and was ready to go. The rosin was so crumbly that it was very difficult to get enough on the bow so that playing was possible--you might want to order some extra to go along with it. I think this little violin will be just fine to start out with, but I know that if I really take to it I'm gonna want a little nicer one with better acoustics.

In summary, for a price of $59.95, this is certainly not a bad deal.

The first time my son tried to use it, it came apart and will be too expensive to fix. I had bought it early as a gift and so the defect was noticed too late for returning. Also, it was the wrong size.

Based on other reviews, I honestly think buying this is luck of the draw so be weary of it.

I got mine and it wasn't playable on delivery. The string broke, the tuning knobs would not hold the strings tight at all rending the violin useless, one knob even broke out of place and wouldn't stay in without being glued, the lower end silver tuning (dunno what its called since im new) one of those broke. The others held tight at the bottom, but that was the only thing working correctly. The strings also wouldnt stay in the groove, so the top one kept slipping off etc...

Putting on the bridge was nearly impossible since the strings wouldn't stay tight. When we did finally get it, the string snapped and the bridge popped loose again. Kinda annoying.

I got this violin because I want to learn and just needed something cheap to get going. However I couldn't even play it. My GF plays violin and has been for years now, once she saw it and tried helping me put it together I could see it in her eyes to just send it back and go get a decent one at a local music store. Its the first item I returned. If it was just the string or something like that I would of kept it, but the thing was unplayable from me and hardly playable at all for my GF. Not a good learning tool.

You do get what you pay for even if it does happen to work, its all plastic and the paint isn't finished or anything. However Like I stated at the beginning I feel this is just an occurance and buying this violin is luck of the draw. Either you will get a decent one, or one that isn't quality.

On the bright side. The case it came in was rather nice. Their customer service seems friendly, I contacted them about my issues and they offered to ship out replacement parts. So If i was in the know how i probably would of been able to fix it with that, but im not so I just sent it back. Its processing and we will see if returning is just as nice or not. So even though it arrived broken, i am still forced to pay the shipping fee....

As for shipping it was slow, but being I ordered after Christmas and before the New Year it was understandable. Overall Not so happy that I couldn't play it, but hey its worth a shot if you are willing to risk it. I highly suggest spending the few extra bucks to get a "real" violin though.

Amazing quality! EXTREMELY happy with all of it! Would DEF buy again if I get rid or break the one I got to replace the one I have now (This one was given to my friend as a gift so we could learn to play together on a navy cruise)

Great color violin, the image should be updated like the others said. But my main concern is of all thing my violin came on time but when i open the case there is no bridge on the inside, im disappointed cause i was looking forward to play. I have checked the case numerous times for it and its not there. Im partially unsatisfied cause now i have to buy a bridge seperate