Cecilio CVN-500 4/4 Size (Full Size) Ebony Fitted Antique Finish Flamed Violin with Case and Accessories

by Cecilio Instruments

Product Features

• Hand-Carved Solid Maple Back & Sides
• Beautiful Inlaid Purfling & Satin Antique Finish with flamed back and sides
• Ebony Pegs, Chin Rest, Tailpiece and Fingerboard
• Rosewood Tailpiece With 4 Fine Nickel Plated Tuners
• Includes Extra Set of Strings, Rosin, Bridge and more

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FBQXJG
• Item model number: 4/4CVN-500
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,570 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

This Orchestra violin is perfect for the intermediate violinist. It features hand carved solid maple back and sides, hand-carved solid spruce top, beautiful inlaid purfling, satin antique finish with beautiful flamed back and sides, ebony pegs, chin rest, tailpiece and fingerboard. The Ebony tailpiece has 4 fine nickel plated tuners. The brazilwood bow features ebony 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 practice 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. This quality violin is an unbeatable value. Buy with confidence as it is protected with a one year warranty against any manufacturing defects.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Violin for the Price, August 12, 2008

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MitsyPuppy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cecilio CVN-500 4/4 Size (Full Size) Ebony Fitted Antique Finish Flamed Violin with Case and Accessories

I just received this outfit today. Here are my first impressions:

Looks: The violin has a nice antique finish. The sides and back are nicely flamed. It looks like it is a much more expensive unit. It seems to be built well - I don't have to worry about the back splitting in half at some point.

Sound: The strings that come with are satisfactory, but I would recommend replacing them with some Dominants. The original strings sound good once you rosin the bow for about five minutes (see below), but they are still not very responsive. The violin holds its tune well.

Accessories: This unit comes with two bows. The product description says they are real wood, but they sure do feel a lot like plastic. You really have to rosin them up forever before they will produce any sound. I would suggest buying a half decent bow for thirty bucks at the local music shop. I would also replace the rosin that comes with, as it seems to be a bit "dried out". The extra bridge and pitch pipes are a bonus. The case is surprisingly nice and protects the instrument well.

Overall, I don't think you can beat the price for this unit. If you are willing to replace the strings and bow for an extra sixty dollars, this outfit will still be much cheaper than others on the market. It is a great value for the price.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cecelio cvn-500 3/4 violin, October 12, 2007

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G. Brooks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cecilio CVN-500 4/4 Size (Full Size) Ebony Fitted Antique Finish Flamed Violin with Case and Accessories

I purchased this violin for my daughter to start orchestra.My local music store showed me what to look for in a quality violin,like having the name inside the violin itself and a serial number which this one did. The satin finish is perfect for hiding finger prints. This violin is every bit just as nice as the $400.00 to $500.00 dollar violins I was looking at in the music store. It came with everything to get started including a chin rest and an extra bow. My daughter has played it in orchestra for about a month and no problems.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Violin for the Price, April 10, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Cecilio CVN-500 4/4 Size (Full Size) Ebony Fitted Antique Finish Flamed Violin with Case and Accessories

My first problem and I'm not sure if this is just only me but I broke a bridge the third time I tried to tune it and it wasn't that much pressure. Good thing it came with a extra one. I have had it for about 4 days and the G and D strings come out of tune when I tune A and E and I used peg drops.So I figured I would just buy a better bridge since they do look kinda cheap.When adjusting the G string it snapped so I put on the extra and it snapped.With not much pressure.Maybe I just have bad strings.I decided with the price of the violin maybe I should just check into better strings.This could be just a problem with the violin I have.From other reviews it sounds like it might be.

If you are new to the violin I recommended getting the korg chromatic tuner and peg drops plus they are pretty cheap to find.Might not hurt to buy extra strings and a better bridge for when the two it comes with go out.

It sounds great though for the price.I am just a starter to the violin but in my mind its a pretty good starting point until I advance.Comes with mostly everything you need to get started.Even though I had problems I still highly recommend it.