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| ViolinSmart 4/4 Full Size Student Violin w/Bow, Case, and Rosin - Solid Black |  | Brand: ViolinSmart
Category: Toy
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $54.95
as of 9/3/2010 15:14 CDT details
You Save: $144.05 (72%)
New (2) from $54.95
Seller: Vanderbilt Gifts
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,931
Color: BLACK
Size: 4/4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 32.1 x 9.7 x 5.5
MPN: BC-vi4411r-bk
UPC: 049022192638
EAN: 0049022192638
ASIN: B000CRYWTQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Hand Carved with high gloss finish | | • | Solid Spruce top & Maple back and rib | | • | Black Hardwood fingerboard, chinrest & pegs | | • | Full Brazil wood Bows with unbleached horsehair | | • | Lightweight Triangular canvas case, shoulder straps and Rosin included |
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Product Description
A hand-carved solid spruce top and solid maple back, sides, and neck deliver fantastic tone. Features a fine tuner tailpiece, ebonized fittings, and inlaid purfling. Full size. Comes with Mongolian horsehair bow, rosin, and featherweight suspension case.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 23
 Better than I expected! July 20, 2006
L. Nevin
43 out of 48 found this review helpful
I purchased this violin on a whim when I was reminiscing about playing as a child. It is a terrific price (cheaper than most toys...or at least the same price as a meal out with the family...) and comes with everything I needed to get started. I was pleasantly surprised that it came well packed and within the suggested time. I was also able to track the item through UPS. I panicked at first because I could not get any sound to come out of it and thought I had been sold a piece of junk. I went to the internet to see if I could figure out what was wrong and found that I needed to attach the bridge that was in the accessory compartment of the case. It was much easier than I thought. I found a great website that explained it all to me [...]and also has free beginning lessons and other important information that I have already found helpful. The other crucial key to getting sound from the violin is to have the bow rosined properly. (You also need to tighted the bow with the little screw at the end so that it is taunt) To get the rosin to work, sand the shiney surface off the top with some sandpaper and then rosin your bow, otherwise the rosin will not deposit on the bow. Once I did these things, I was able to get great sound out of my new violin....Notice - I said sound, not music! That will hopefully come later!
Black Pearl July 15, 2006
Alaka Lalia R. (San Francisco, CA)
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
I've been interested in playing the violin since about the age of eight, I am now nearly sixteen and decided it's about time to play. I did not start in earlier years because violins are regularly rather costly. Out of curiousity, I began browsing Amazon's selection of violins and stumbled upon this specific violin set. It is a great price, a beautiful violin and a wonderful set for a beginner. I ordered this violin on the 5th of July, I was told it would arrive between the 13th and the 18th. It came today, which is the 14th, quite a timely manner and in perfect condition. The violin was just like the picture, I am not at all disappointed. Though I have to say, I had an issue with one of the strings which broke on me while I assembled the bridge, which comes unassembled and without instructions. Being that I've never seen a fully assembled violin with my own eyes, it was a bit of a challenge to figure out how to assemble it. I at first thought the strings go through the holes that are on the bridge, but quickly realized my mistake: that the strings go on top of the bridge, fitting perfectly into little wedges you notice when paying great attention to detail. I only wish that there were included instructions about how to install the bridge onto the violin, or at least an extra set of strings. However, once you get the hang of it, it's a piece of cake.
All in all, I cannot thank you enough for this beautiful violin! I would highly recommend this violin to people just becoming familiar with the violin. I would gladly buy a instrument made by the Violin Factory again.
a bargain for beginners September 1, 2006
sabriel
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
shipping was very very quick. i paid standard shipping (about 9 dollars), i ordered it very very early on a monday, and recieved it the following thursday, only 4 days later.
when i bought this it was on sale for a mere fifty. This means that its thrifty, replaceable in case of tragic events, which makes it great if your just learning to play. If you buy a smaller version for younger learners, and their not as gentle with it as they should be, and it breaks, its not so big a deal. If youve never played much, buy this, and end up loosing interest, it only costs about a sixth of what any higher quality violin should cost, so you waste much less money than you would have otherwise.
the violin looks nice, but upon close inspection has a poor paint job. very very small spaces, in the seams of the violin still bare the color of the natural wood. it was missing one of the fine tunning screws as well, but those cost pennies anyway.
the bridge isnt installed when you buy it (like any violin), but some people might not expect this or know how to install it, and unfortunately there are no instructions included. (Pictures can be found easily by google-ing "violin bridge". its very very simple to assemble.)
once you have the bridge in place, put rosin on the bow, and tune your strings, the sound quality is alright, pretty much what could be expected from such a thrifty purchace (again, good for learning to play, not for symphany orchesras!)
the case isnt great quality, but its quite convenient for storing the violin.
Very nice instrument March 14, 2010
B. Rivera (Pentwater, Michigan)
This was a gift for my granddaughter at Christmas time...she loves violin music and loves this instrument...good quality and reasonable price.Highly recommended.
Great First Violin June 24, 2010
Dekayn
This violin is beautiful! It has a wonderful sound and easy on the fingers. I would highly recommend this to anyone.
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