Mendini 4/4 MV-Black Solid Wood Violin with Hard Case, Shoulder Rest, Bow, Rosin and Extra Strings (Full Size)

My Rosin came broken and cracked

El violín está lo que sigue de HERMOSO!! Excelentes acabados y el color precioso. Trae todo lo que se muestra y se nota que todo es de muy buena calidad. Excelente precio por el contenido. Me emociona saber que mi hijo estará encantado con su nuevo violín.

殆ど経験もないに等しいので個人的な感想になりますが、そりゃお高いものと比べれば違いは歴然です。しかしちょっと触ってみたいな。別に他人に聴かせる訳じゃないし…という人にはお手頃でいいと思います。 問題点は調弦のときにDストリングがすぐに切れてしまいました。付属のストリングに替えましたが今のところそちらは大丈夫です。たまたま不良品だったのか分かりませんが。 弓の毛が何本か切れてぶら下がっていました、が、そこだけ切り取れば特に問題なし。 付属の松脂は割れてるし固すぎるし到底粉が着くような代物ではありませんがそのくらいは想定内。一応弾ける程度にはつきましたけどすぐ取れるので別のところでちゃんとしたものを買いました。 あとブリッジに溝がありませんでした。 ペグは少し緩めかなという印象。楽器屋での調弦後でも一日経つと音が少し狂います。(これは楽器屋での調弦がダメだったのかも知れませんが…)そのあと自分で直したのですがそのあとはまだどうなのか確認しないと分かりません。 でも思い出してずっとまた触りたいという衝動を解消できたので全体的にはいい買い物でした。

[Scroll to the bottom for Feb2020 Update] March 2019 - First time Review Overall, amazing. This violin sounds amazing. Clear, crisp, and does not sound like a toy; which is what I thought it would sound like. Lets get into the details. What's good: Body and Bridge, Tailpiece, the Case. What's bad: Pegs, Chinrest, End Pin, The bow. The Body is solid, the paint coating seems to give the violin a slightly mellower sound which is good if thats the type of sound you are looking for (like me). The paint job is not the best, but its not like anyone is really going to see it. The bridge is actually very well done. Although, I wasnt a huge fan of how high the feet were. I cut a new bridge with an old Aubert bridge I had from 2008. It certainly enhanced the sound more than the original bridge, but if I had no option, I'd be perfectly happy with the two supplied bridges it came with. The bow was unfortunately useless, dont use it unless you want to get turned off from starting the violin. Not straight, barely any arching, but at least the hair is nice. you can probably use it for parts. The chinrest and endpin were no good either. Rough, and will probably give you a rash on your chin because its like putting your chin on sand paper. I replaced it. The tailpiece is good! The tailpiece is not alloy. It is plastic. Although I truly prefer plastic over metal for a tailpiece. I was never a huge fan of 4x fine tuners though, so I replaced it as well. But you can bet that I'll be keeping the tailpiece to use on another violin. The pegs are usable, not much to say, but I'll replace that eventually. I still have to test them to see how they will work for me. The rosin, despite what everyone says, is actually usable. Mine came as one piece. The shoulder rest seems to work. not as comfortable as a wolf secondo, but if you dont have a shoulder rest, it is usable. The case is the best I've seen for a budget violin outfit. it seems snug and i feel confident it will keep my violin safe. The strings also get a bad rep. They are great starter strings, don't throw them away, they are playable. I'm not the biggest fan of steel strings and they are too thin for my liking, but if you set up your violin properly (specifically the bridge) then they will sounds crist and clear and bright. A bit too bright for my taste though. Mods: I spent and additional 17 dollars to replace the chinrest, end pin, Tailpiece, and bridge (bridge was free, i had a spare uncut bridge lying around. That i ended up cutting myself to fit into this gorgeous violin) With only a few mods and maybe 30 min of cutting a bridge + setting up the violin, I ended up with an amazing violin i'm super happy about. February 2020 Update: The sound didnt open up as much as I hoped it would. I guess the paint makes the sound restricted. At this rate I would not recommend purchasing this if you are hoping it will sound better later. I made some major mods on it. I replaced the fingerboard because it isnt real ebony. Upgraded the tailpiece, chin rest, and pegs to planetary tuners. It is more enjoyable to play but again, the sound is taking forever to open up.

Muy bueno, muy buena calidad. A mi hija le ha encantado. El color es rosa como con purpurina. Es Precioso!!

Picked this up for my 8 year old who keeps sneaking and touching my violin! That's a big expensive no-no!! But she's been doing it so often that I said, ok...I'll see about renting you something to see if you like it. Well, the cheapest rentals here are 70 bucks....and purchasing a new one is 70 bucks....so since my kid is still a kid, I'd rather not owe a rental place money for damages. Sure enough, we had the violin less than 3 hours and it was already getting manhandled. This is fine with me, because it's not for me, it's for the kid. This violin is beautiful, we got the pink and the photos don't show you but it has glitter in the paint!! My inner child is super jealous. The strings have a "tin" sound to them.the rosin included was not good at all despite saying "high quality".i ended up using my gold fleck on the bow, and now it sings! Sounds great when I play it, sounds god awful when the kid plays so in my opinion, it's a great student violin. By the time my kid has figured out how to bow straight, and finger placement, we will be up to the next size.70 bucks means this thing basically paid for itself since we won't have to rent plus she clearly isn't ready for real lessons yet. This is perfect for learning the fundamentals.it loses tune quickly but that's fine because my kid is nowhere near ready for playing songs. She is bowing open strings and learning rhythms for now, and judging from the screechy scratchy sounds, it'll be months before tune comes into play. I'm sure some rosin or wax will keep the pegs in place.there are fine tuners on every string too so it's really easy to retune. When she heard me play, and realized the potential sound she could achieve, I think it motivated her to practice.also....did I mention how pretty this thing is?cuz lordy, it's sparkly💞😊😍. Being so cheap also means we could decorate it with JoJo siwa stickers, so she's loving it even more now, and again, it doesn't impact the sound SHE achieves and it's still playable and pleasant sounding when I play it with my experience. Overall, great investment and I'll probably order this same violin in the same color, the next time we size up.