Cecilio CVN-100 4/4 (Full Size) Rosewood Fitted Solid Wood Violin + Hard Case, Bow, Rosin & Extra Set of Strings & Bridge

by Cecilio Instruments

Product Features

• Hand-Carved Solid Maple Back & Sides
• Extra Set of Strings, Rosin, Bridge
• Rosewood Pegs, Tailpiece and Fingerboard
• Alloy Tailpiece With 4 Build-in Fine Tuners
• One Year Warranty

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FBL9D6
• Item model number: 4/4CVN-100
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,924 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

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, rosewood pegs, tailpiece and 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 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 $60. 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!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful instrument for your money, February 19, 2007

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M. Lai "aspiring engineer" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cecilio CVN-100 4/4 (Full Size) Rosewood Fitted Solid Wood Violin + Hard Case, Bow, Rosin & Extra Set of Strings & Bridge

Of course it is obviously manufactured.

Cons: The back is made of 4 combined pieces instead of traditional 2 pieces, the bridge is a little soft, the fine tuners don't feel too study, and there is knot in the wood of the neck for mine.

Pros: One of the best beginner instruments around. Not only was it already strung with the bridge attached, they even sent us spare strings (which we ended up needing) and an extra bridge with the package. Many experienced violin players have looked at it and said that it was a fine new instrument. No cut backs, no plastic. The entire violin is wood and a slight bit of metal. It resonates like a violin should and everything is fine and dandy.

I'd give it a 4.5, but I'll round down to 4 stars because if you really tried you could probably find a decent used violin for less. (and with violins, if they are treated well, they get BETTER with age)

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all, December 4, 2006

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WPreston (NY NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cecilio CVN-100 4/4 (Full Size) Rosewood Fitted Solid Wood Violin + Hard Case, Bow, Rosin & Extra Set of Strings & Bridge

When it arrived, the violin had bits of sawdust all over it (and in the case), but it didn't take long to brush off. I found that the rosin cake was partly broken and crumbled, but there was a big enough chunk left that I was able to rosin the bow.

The bridge was pretty easy to attach. At first I wasn't sure why it was asymmetrical, but it turns out that the slightly higher side goes under the G and D strings (according to a website I looked at), and the feet should line up with the middles of the f-shaped holes in the violin. You don't really need to cut notches in it; just place it under the strings and then tighten them up over it. Make sure not to tighten them too far beyond their assigned notes or they might break. Keep the strings evenly spaced and look at a picture of a violin for reference if neccessary.

As for the pitch pipe, two of the notes were noticably off key, but I was able to find a wav file of what the violin notes were supposed to sound like after a quick internet search. I thought I would have to return the violin after I found that two of the pegs were too loose and one was completely loose, but I found that pushing the pegs inward into the violin tightened them up. At first the violin didn't sound great, but all I had to do was add more rosin to the bow.

I don't know what an advanced violinist would say, but as a beginner, I think this violin looks and sounds excellent considering the price.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a beginner., November 27, 2006

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R. J. Thomas "Brit Brat" (Seattle,WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cecilio CVN-100 4/4 (Full Size) Rosewood Fitted Solid Wood Violin + Hard Case, Bow, Rosin & Extra Set of Strings & Bridge

The Cecilio CVN-100 is a nice looking violin for the price.
Sounds nice after there is enough Rosin on the bow. Great for a young student but if you are planning on entertaining a few people it would be wise to opt for one you may have to pay a little more for.

The only thing I was disappointed with is the quality of the Pegs (they seem to slip alot not allowing the strings to be held tight enough to hold the bridge in place). This is surprising especially for the supposed List Price of $249.95. Other than that it is pretty good.