Mendini by Cecilio Violin For Kids & Adults – 1/4 MV300

Pour le prix, c’est parfait pour un débutant.

I recently purchased this violin, and my experience has been quite frustrating. On my very first use, one of the strings broke, which was disheartening. I followed all the proper techniques for tuning and playing, so I didn’t expect this at all.

To make matters worse, the violin just won’t hold a tune. No matter how many times I try to adjust the pegs and fine tuners, it seems to slip back out of tune almost immediately. This has made it nearly impossible to practice effectively, and I find myself spending more time fiddling with it than actually playing.

While the craftsmanship looks decent and the wood appears nice, the functionality is a huge letdown. To top it off, my return window is now past, so I’m stuck with an instrument that doesn’t work properly. I was really looking forward to enjoying this violin, but the issues have made it a disappointing purchase. I wouldn’t recommend this model, especially for beginners who need something reliable to learn on.

It’s a sturdy, pretty little thing and when I first got it I was entranced by it. It was surprisingly comfortable to hold and for the first week, that’s about all your really learning to do. The bow is nice and sturdy and the screw maintains the horse hair very well. I only have to adjust it about once per week. The rosin is frustrating if you don’t know what your doing. Take a house key and score the top of it 3 or 4 times before trying to apply it to the horse hair. I didn’t know and kept trying to apply it without scoring it and could never really get a good sound. So I’m into week 2 and I’m trying to play Twinkle Little Star. And what sound I can make sounds horrible. So I try adjusting the tune using the supplied tuner. This is where it got frustrating. I didn’t know what I was doing so I broke 2 strings quickly. Figured out how to put on the new ones. And kept trying to get them to stay tuned according to the meter. They would hold the tune for a few minutes and then it would be off. I figured, fine I can live with it until I get my tax return and buy a real violin. It’s week 4, and I am getting to where I can actually play Twinkle Little Star, but the sound is so bad I just can’t do it and so will be financing a high quality instrument.

Overall, this is a great instrument to buy if you’re just curious, or especially if you’re buying for a young child. Be warned however that if you get hooked on it, and I sure did, the 30-40 minutes I practice at night has become the highlight of my day. I get excited about trying different finger positions and what kind of notes I can make. Then you will quickly become frustrated with it. And you will buy a better one. It was definitely worth the $80 to find out that I really enjoy it. Way better than dropping $500 to have it sit in the corner and collect dust, because I didn’t actually have a passion for playing.

Le mande pedir este violin a mi hijo de 12 años quedamos encantados !!
llego antes del tiempo que se espera
lo recomiendo ampliamente!!

I played violin through 2 years of middle school and all four years of highschool. I stopped for many years and found this violin as one to pick things back up with. I came to write this review because I wanted to express this violin is perfectly fine for parents looking to get their kids into a string instrument. Its perfectly fine for someone who is coming back but doesn’t want to break the bank. Some parents in the reviews have been given a hard time by their kid’s instructors because of the make. I say in all seriousness, many violin instructors are snobby, it just comes with the territory. If you are looking for quality violin to start that’s for a good price, look no further. I would say as you progress, if you would like better quality strings and bow, go for it, but that is not to say that this make is terribly quality; it’s alright. I also read in the reviews that it feels cheap, but I disagree. Violins are light weighted instruments. If you’re looking for “$1k carved from Yggdrasil and a bow made from the hair of Galadriel” quality this isnt for you. Happy Playing!