First, I've purchased hundreds of items on Amazon. Overall I have been very pleased with the quality of what I get, so my expectations are generally pretty high.
I used to play the violin and recently decided to pick it back up. I live in an apartment and thought a "silent" violin would be easier on the neighbors and my family! After tons of research I chose the Cecilio Mahogany Style 2 for the quality of materials described, looks, and bang for the buck. Upon receiving it my expectations were far exceeded.
In my research I discovered that, as with any new violin not purchased from a music store, the bridge height needs to be adjusted (so each string is the proper distance off the fingerboard), the pegs fine fitted to keep their grip, and the strings replaced with a decent quality set. I embraced this as part of the deal so I was not surprised when this violin needed it as well. I would suggest using the services of a violin luthier or, if you're handy, to do it yourself (see expert luthier David Snelling's helpful video on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI4KOIGSq8Q).
Brief description:
- Quality of construction: excellent, good attention to detail
- Finish: visually stunning (I thought it would be painted, but it's varnished and shows through beautiful wood grain)
- Pegs, fingerboard, tailpiece, chin rest, and bow frog: solid ebony with brass accents (nice touch)
- End button - brass (would rather have ebony, but it's a decent alternative)
- Fine tuners - a bit cheap, but they work fine (no pun intended). I may order better ones at some point.
- Strings: poor quality. I replaced them with D'Addario Prelude strings and kept the old ones for backup
- Bow - quality materials, straight, good tension, nice horsehair (should have a little more hair, though)
- Electronics: decent sound quality. The polarization marks in the battery compartment were switched and thought the pickup was broken when the light didn't come on. It worded when I turned the battery around.
- Headphones and cables: on the cheap side (I expected this considering the price)
- Rosin: so-so. I ordered a decent cake with the violin
- Case: again, quality far exceeded what I expected to receive
Overall the sound quality is good (even better than some acoustics I've played), the strings hold their tune (BTW, new strings take about a week for their tension to normalize), and it's not too loud when the pickup is off.
I would not hesitate suggesting this product.
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Cecilio Electric Violin
Whether you're practicing, recording in studio or performing on stage, the Cecilio electric violin outfit offers excellent functionality and style. It provides violinists of all levels with the ability to practice confidently without disturbing others. The outfit features a 1/8 output jack that allows you to connect to most guitar amps or PA systems (1/4 to 1/8 cable included), volume control that allow you to choose the ambience you want, headphone jack for practice and a line-in jack for practice with a background track. This violin package includes a well-padded lightweight hard case, a bow, rosin, bridge, pickup, aux cable, and headphones. Great for Student, Intermediate and Professional Violinist.
How to choose violin sizes
Violins are available in 8 different sizes: 4/4 (also called full size), 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16 and 1/32. Size 4/4 is the biggest and size 1/32 is the smallest. All adults, regardless of their size, use the size 4/4 violin.
To measure what size violin best suits you, you need to know the length between your neck and the middle of your left-hand palm (when your hand is fully extended and raised perpendicular to your body, just like holding a violin). Most of the teachers prefer students to use the length from the neck to the wrist for measurement instead of the neck to mid-palm approach. The violin size determined by the neck/wrist approach would be the size that is more comfortable for students to hold. The violin size determined by the neck/mid-palm approach would be the biggest size students should use. The following table lists the length of each violin size. Find your length using your preferred approach and use that to determine the size of violin to get.
If you have a teacher, you should ask for your teacher's recommendation. If you don't have a teacher, we would recommend using the neck/wrist approach for students not using full size; for students who are deciding whether to used size 3/4 or size 4/4, use the neck/mid-palm approach. This is because it is always better those students feeling comfortable holding and playing the violin. However, while deciding between size 3/4 and size 4/4, if neck/mid-palm approach allows for size 4/4, then buying a size 4/4 is more economical since you don't have to buy another bigger size violin later. This is completely based on economical consideration. You should still decide what best suits your need.
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| instrument | Violin, Guitar | Violin | Violin | Violin | Violin | Violin |
| size | 4/4-size | 4/4 | — | One size | — | — |
| number of strings | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| operation mode | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Manual |
| top material | Maple, Mahogany, Ebony | Maple | Ebony | Carbon Fiber | Maple, Spruce, Ebony | Spruce |
| back material | Wood, Ebony | Maple | Wood, Ebony | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Carbon Fiber | Wood, Ebony, Spruce Wood | Maple |
| string material | Stainless Steel | — | — | — | Alloy Steel | Stainless Steel |
| finish type | Varnish | Gloss | Polished | Powder Coated | Polished | Painted |
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Pretty good
What you get for the money is pretty good. The case is nice, the violin is light, and the strings are ok.You MUST buy a decent Rosin. The ine they include doesn't do anything to your bow. I spent 10 min trying to get a sound out of the violin, but I just couldn't make it happen. I even used sand paper on the Rosin to losen it up, but it didn't do much. I bought a D'Addario rosin and that worked fantastically. I wish they didn't include the crappy headphones and all the cables, and instead they'd just add good Rosin.The bridge is surprisingly good. The spacing is great, and all strings can be played properly.Pegs are ok. They're nothing special but they get the job done. No peg drops needed to get in tune. Fine tunners work well.The bow is funcional. It's pretty light (on an adult hand) and it can tension properly.The overall sound is gonna depend on your strings and skill, but once I got my D'Addario rosin, it sounded great.The chin-rest is cheap, but since the violin is so light, it doesn't bother me.Most parts can be upgraded, so if something bothers you, you can pimp it up for cheap.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2015
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Steve
Sounds good; better quality than I expected.
Reviewed in Canada on May 6, 2017Size: 4/4-sizeColor: Metallic Red MahoganyVerified Purchase
Ryo
音が小さくて良い（らしい）
Reviewed in Japan on January 26, 2018Size: 4/4-sizeColor: Metallic Pearl WhiteVerified Purchase
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少し重い
Reviewed in Japan on October 3, 2017Size: 4/4-sizeColor: Metallic Red MahoganyVerified Purchase
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消音用で購入
Reviewed in Japan on January 29, 2022Size: 4/4-sizeColor: Metallic Pearl WhiteVerified Purchase
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サイレントではないし、音があわせにくい
Reviewed in Japan on May 9, 2017Size: 4/4-sizeColor: Metallic Red MahoganyVerified Purchase
