Cremona SV-175 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size

by Cremona

Product Features

• Hand-carved solid Spruce top Hand-carved solid highly flamed maple back sides neck and scroll
• Inlaid purfling
• New translucent warm brown finish
• Ebony fingerboard and fittings VP-61 alloy tailpiece with built-in finetuners VP-203 Cremona 3-star bridge(the bridge is underneath the tailpiece inside the package)
• New LB-15 octagonal Brazilwood bow with genuine unbleached white horsehairNew Travelite
• TL-33 light-weight and durable rectangular violin case with built-in hygrometer Shop adjusted

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 8.2 x 3.8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000O56IC0
• Item model number: SV-175
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,656 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #37 in Musical Instruments > Band & Orchestra > Violins > Acoustic Violins

Product Description

All Cremona Premier Student Violins are designed to meet the specific needs of beginning and advancing students. The new and improved SV-175 is no exception. Featuring solid carved maple and spruce, topped off with all M.E.N.C. approved specifications. Each instrument has been upgraded to include beautiful new translucent warm brown finish which lets the grain show through. Skillfully crafted to be just as pleasing to the eye as it is to the ear. To complete these outfits, each violin outfit has been upgraded to include the new Travelite TL-33 oblong violin case with built-in hygrometer, and an exceptional LB-15 J. La Salle octagonal Brazilwood bow with ebony frog and genuine unbleached horsehair

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, May 11, 2007

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D. Wright (Johnson City, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cremona SV-175 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size (Electronics)

My teacher said this was a great deal. It came with a LaSalle Bow and Travelite Case which alone cost $100. The violin comes with good fine tuners, and ebony pegs as advertised. The fine tuners do need a little grease since they had a little paint on them, but otherwise work fine. The violin sounds great.

However, the strings are merely 'ok' (as is the case with almost all student violins). The A and E strings are not really strings but wires. It is expected though after buying some decent strings (roughly $30) that the violin will sound even better. Even though the strings should be replaced in the future, it is not an immediate need and the violin sounds ok with the ones it comes with. Personally, I will be buying new strings and a shoulder rest($30) next month out of my next paycheck.

Summary:

Great violin, great to play as is.

Buy some strings when you decide you will for sure be playing the violin a lot and can afford them (~$30).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long lasting and good value for price, May 14, 2011

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Cathy (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cremona SV-175 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size (Electronics)

Though I didn't buy from Amazon, I've had my violin for almost 9 years now. This violin has been my one and only violin throughout my school years, and now the years that I occasionally play at church. It's been through the thick and thin with me. I've traveled to Vegas and back with it and I've played it at different school performances and at church. I'd say it's sturdy. My uncle who was emigrating out of Southeastern Asia bought it(from China) for me for around 60-90dollars it's been so long I can't recall.

My concert mistress in high school would sometimes "steal"/switch violins(even though she had a much more expensive European made violin) with me because she liked the way mine sounded when she played it.

Though the bridge is a little bit higher than normal, the violin itself is a good value.

One thing that might stop or persuade you to buy this violin is the strings are not very high off of the fingerboard.

The sound from it compared to other violins might feel a little muted though.

I hope my review helped!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good!, August 10, 2010

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Smitty "almighty reader" (The West) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cremona SV-175 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size (Electronics)

I bought this model from a luthier and loved it. True, I am just a beginner, but my teacher said it had a good tone. It came strung with Dominants from the luthier's shop, so I can't speak for the strings it comes with from here. It is a good beginner violin, though.

The only reason I gave it four stars was because it sounds a bit harsh on the lower sttrings- though that might just be my strings, not the violin.