5/13/2011

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

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

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