Crescent 4/4 Beginner's Violin Set with Carrying Case and Accessories

by Crescent

Product Features

• The sounds are incrediable: beautiful, and stay in tune.
• It 'an absolute tool, professionally done and comes with a difficult case admirably

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000VRG6L4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,523 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #74 in Musical Instruments > Band & Orchestra > Violins > Acoustic Violins
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

Product Description

Crescent 4/4 Beginner's Violin Set with Carrying Case and Accessories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair quality for the price, but that price is rather low., February 24, 2010

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R. Hiranaka - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crescent 4/4 Beginner's Violin Set with Carrying Case and Accessories (Toy)

When I first got this (my first violin), I was quite impressed with it. It came in a nice case, had a strap to retain the neck in the case, and was rather shiny.

Later however I managed to snag an inexpensive retired rental off of ebay and had a nice comparison. Compared to a more expensive yet heavily beat up rental, this violin has pegs which slip a lot. You'll need peg drops or a lot of patience to continue to reset them. The rosin does work, but it's fairly horrible. Bridge is uncut and feels much more fragile than the rental. Strings sound... oddly hollow compared to the Thomastik Dominant strings I have on the former rental.

Overall I would recommend this to an adult with some degree of patience. If you're buying this for a child, you had better be ready to add new strings, better rosin, peg drops, and perhaps be prepared for its viable lifetime to be rather short. I haven't owned it long enough to know for sure, but from the guides I've read on ebay it seems that violins that are sealed and not varnished tend to crack and die faster than those that are varnished.

If you go in knowing what you're getting, it's a decent product. It will also make a beautiful decoration should you decide to hang it on a wall.

As a final odd note, the case is very nice and lightweight, and looks better than the ugly hard cases that I've seen.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Check with an instructor before you buy., February 28, 2010

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Echo (CT.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crescent 4/4 Beginner's Violin Set with Carrying Case and Accessories (Toy)

This is my 1st violin, but when I went to my 1st lesson, I was informed that the bridge and strings needed to be replaced.
For a few dollars more get a better one.
The rosin I got was broken.
I do like the case however you can't keep sheet music in the pocket without folding it.
I don't like the velco on the neck as it snags the strings.

Overall it's ok for a 1st violin.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Needs new strings., September 3, 2009

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Ludwid Reyes (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crescent 4/4 Beginner's Violin Set with Carrying Case and Accessories (Toy)

I bought this violin for my little brother for $70 here at Amazon, and for the price, you can't ask for much more. Once the Orchestra Teacher changed the strings, she said that it's actually a really good violin for beginners.