Showing posts with label violas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label violas. Show all posts

7/19/2012

Cecilio CVA-600 Handmade Premium Flamed Viola Outfit - 16 Inches Review

Cecilio CVA-600 Handmade Premium Flamed Viola Outfit - 16 Inches
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1. the bridge is not horrible but its still bad. It screams machine made. the bridge was cut too low for the A string, and wasn't curved enough for the G/C, not giving you enough space for bowing btwn them. i suggest you take this instrument to a violin maker and fork over the $200 to fit a REAL bridge.
2. the strings are cheap and bad. upgrade them.
3. the soundpost was off. when you get a new bridge tell the violin maker to take a look at the sound post and see if there is anything he can do.
4. cheap case.
in all, this is a good starter but be prepared to spend at least an extra $300 to get it up to standards.

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Cecilio violas are carefully hand carved. Each viola is meticulously graduated to exact specifications, ensuring a consistency of tone between individual pieces. The CVA-600 model features hand-crafted selected well-aged solid maple back and sides, hand-carved solid grained spruce top, beautiful inlaid purfling and hand-painted oil varnished finish. It has beautiful flamed back and sides with premium flamed one piece back. The ebony tailpiece includes mother of pearl inlay and four nickel plated fine tuners. The brazilwood octagonal bow features ebony frog and unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair. The kit also includes a deluxe oblong case which features a high quality velver interior, excellent rain proof rexine material, compartment for shoulder strap & rosin, padded neck restraint bridge protector. The included hygrometer measures the humidity and a velvet blanket that will protect the violin. It also comes with the following accessories: Extra set of viola strings, Extra viola bridge and a quality rosin cake. This premium viola violin is an unbeatable value. Buy with confidence as it is protected with a one year warranty against any manufacturing defects.

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7/18/2012

Cecilio CVA-500 Handmade Ebony Fitted Viola Outfit - 16 Inches Review

Cecilio CVA-500 Handmade Ebony Fitted Viola Outfit - 16 Inches
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I bought this for my son, I need to get a new set of strings, a new bow and spend $45 have the bridge fixed. after all it is not cheap.

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Cecilio violas are carefully hand carved. Each viola is meticulously graduated to exact specifications, ensuring a consistency of tone between individual pieces. The CVA-500 model features a hand carved solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides. It has a beautiful inlaid purfling satin antique finish and flamed back and sides. This is a complete set and comes with ebony pegs, chinrest, tailpiece and fingerboard. The ebony tailpiece has 4 fine nickel plated tuners which is found in very expensive violas. The brazilwood bow comes with ebony frog and unbleached genuine mongolian horsehair. The set also includes the following: Lightweight form fitting hard case with pockets and strap, extra set of Viola Strings, quality rosin cake and extra viola bridge. The included accessories retail for more than $65. This is the best viola you can find at this price. Guaranteed!! And to make it even better it comes protected with a one year manufacturers warranty.

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6/23/2012

Cecilio CVA-400 Handmade Rosewood Fitted Viola Outfit - 16 Inches Review

Cecilio CVA-400 Handmade Rosewood Fitted Viola Outfit - 16 Inches
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This viola is decent for an orchestra student. The strings and bridge are not very durable/strong, after a tuning one bridge cracked, and after a few months of use one string is starting to "peel" The bow itself had many loose hairs (when tightened) when it arrived, and weekly, some strings start to easily fall out. Another con is that the bridge is not cut, so you'll need to send it into a string shop to do so for around $30-$40. Overall it does produce a nice sound and is good for maybe a High School string student.


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Cecilio violas are carefully hand carved. Each viola is meticulously graduated to exact specifications, ensuring a consistency of tone between individual pieces. The CVA-400 model features a hand carved solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides. It has a beautiful inlaid purfling satin finish and flamed back and sides. This is a complete set and comes with natural color rosewood pegs, chinrest, tailpiece and rosewood fingerboard. The rosewood tailpiece has 4 fine nickel plated tuners which is found in very expensive violas. The brazilwood bow comes with rosewood frog and unbleached genuine mongolian horsehair. The set also includes the following: Lightweight form fitting hard case with pockets and strap, extra set of Viola Strings, quality rosin cake and extra viola bridge. The included accessories retail for more than $65. This is the best viola you can find at this price. Guaranteed!! And to make it even better it comes protected with a one year manufacturers warranty.

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6/13/2012

Crystalcello MA400 Ebony 14 inch Viola with Carrying Case + Bow + Accessories Review

Crystalcello MA400 Ebony 14 inch Viola with Carrying Case + Bow + Accessories
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I bought this instrument as a starter viola for my eight-year-old daughter. It is a very nice quality instrument, comes with a very good case, and a number of great accessories. The bow is very good, and is real horsehair, which is not the case with a lot of bargain instruments. You should be aware, though, that it is not ready to use right out of the box. It will require set-up by a professional violin-maker. In our case, the bridge needed to be upgraded and the strings needed to be replaced. The pegs also required additional carving so that they would not slip during tuning. All in all, with the cost of the parts and the labor, as well as a spare set of strings, I spent just under $200 more on it. I still feel that I got a good deal, and my daughter is enjoying playing it very much.

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5/11/2012

Kun Original Viola Shoulder Rest Review

Kun Original Viola Shoulder Rest
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Kun shoulder rests are contoured to the shoulder, and, in my opinion, are the best in the business.

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A long-time favorite of students and professionals, Kun Original shoulder rests provide a firm yet comfortable frame, with dense rubber padding for comfort and stability. Fully adjustable for height and width, with patented locking mechnism which ensures the rest will not touch the back of the instrument. Available for 4/4 viola; fractional size viola use violin models..

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4/24/2012

Cremona SVA-200 Premier Student Viola, 14-Inch Review

Cremona SVA-200 Premier Student Viola, 14-Inch
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I bought this Viola for my 10 year old son. This is his first instument. The price was excellent and it was about 1/3 of the price of renting a Viola from the local strings retailer. We researched online to learn how to place the bridge and tune it. I was able to use my electronic guitar tuner to tune all but one of the strings. I also have a piano which I used to tune the last string. The whole process of placing the bridge, tightening the stings and tuning took about 1/2 hour, and by looking up ""bridge" and "tuning a viola" I found step-by-step instructions online of how to do it. We were also able to look up how to get the correct size for our son online before chosing this size. My son has been playing this Viola now for one month. He loves it! His teacher says that his is the best intrument in the Viola section at our school, because it has very good fine tuners, and a really good sound. We hightly recommend this instrument to anyone who is looking for a good quality student viola. This Viola comes with the bow, case, rosen and a music book compartment. We are very happy with our purchase.Cremona SVA-130 Premier Novice Viola, 14-Inch

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The SVA-200 14" priced within reach of any student, and yet it has features you won't find anywhere else, each has polished ebony fittings in all fractional sizes and flamed maple back and sides. Ebony tailpiece with four built-in tuners and a lovely antiqued finish make this a sterling value!

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4/23/2012

Barcelona 5 Series Handmade Premium Viola Outfit with Soft Case - 16 Inch Review

Barcelona 5 Series Handmade Premium Viola Outfit with Soft Case - 16 Inch
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I don't know anything about violas, but my son wanted on to tinker with and learn how to play. This is a beautiful viola. It came well packaged and undamaged. If you are unfamiliar with violas, you have to be prepared to pay about $30 to have the bridge and post installed by a music shop, unless you know how to do it. We had to pay extra because the post was too long.
We also bought a mute...

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Barcelona violas are carefully hand carved. Each viola is meticulously graduated to exact specifications, ensuring a consistency of tone between individual pieces. The BVA-500 16" model features a hand carved solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides. It has a beautiful inlaid purfling satin antique finish and flamed back and sides. This is a complete set and comes with ebony pegs, chinrest, tailpiece and fingerboard. The ebony tailpiece has 4 fine nickel plated tuners which is found in very expensive violas. The brazilwood bow comes with ebony frog and unbleached genuine mongolian horsehair. The set also includes the following: Lightweight form fitting hard case with pockets and strap, extra set of Viola Strings, quality rosin cake and extra viola bridge. The included accessories retail for more than $65. This is the best viola you can find at this price. Guaranteed!! And to make it even better it comes protected with a one year manufacturers warranty.

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3/16/2012

Cremona SVA-100 Premier Novice Viola, 15-Inch Review

Cremona SVA-100 Premier Novice Viola, 15-Inch
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I haven't used it much lately but when I have, I have been pleased with it

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We don't believe there's another viola that can match this for value! The SVA-100 15" has select handcarved spruce top and handcarved maple back and sides ensure both beauty and tone. Add to this our high-quality case and bow and you have the ideal student viola outfit!

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