Pros & Cons
Pros
The bow is very nice and accepts rosin well. It's a bit time-consuming if one is a newbie like me, but my daughter and i have been able to get some nice sounds out of it once properly tuned and the bow tightened.
Cons
This violin is terrible. Not for the instrument.
Highlights
Quality
Quality woods as advertised comprise the violins body
Overall im pretty impressed with the apollo brand
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In some cases like their tuba and trumpet the quality is better than adequate
Packaging/appearance
This doesnt come ready to go out of the box youll need to tune it maybe reinstall the strings
Overview
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- This product had a total of 24 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 3 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A quick search online and you will find the sizing as follows18 46 year olds14 57 yearolds12 79 yearolds34 912 yearoldstherefore this violin is not the size you want for an elementary aged or middle school child
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Instead if you are looking for a beginning violin for a teenager or and adult you are in the right place
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sizing aside this is not bad for a beginning violin except that you will need to watch a youtube video or something to get you started
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After that it should settle down with regular use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though this comes with a tuner i recommend just downloading an app as those are way more intuitive and easy to use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I got the 44 full size which is for a larger child or adult
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But these low end instruments are for beginners if they decide they dont like it its not a lot of money invested for practice doesnt matter if they get scratched up to be left at the school locker if they get stolen its not that big of a deal etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
String instruments are a bit more complicated and you can clearly see where they cut some corners on this