SR1500 Violin Student II 4/4 : Complete Beginner review

I'm a complete beginner in violin, but still an educated musician. I was able to produce a nice sound (at least to my ears), And assume it is good for the price point. hence 5 stars for sound. I guess it has to do with it being made all out of solid woods. mine has a small dent on the broader bottom side of the fingerboard, and the nut near the head (where the strings meet the neck on the top of the instrument) seemed to have been glued a bit off. there is also a tiny chunk of something sticking out on the finger board near the top. not sure how this affects playability as i am a complete beginner so take everything with a grain of salt. It does seem to me that quality control for this product may not be the best, but i guess it is understandable for the price. The case is nice and includes bow and resin. I did rip the E string trying to tune it. as a guitar player i'm not used to pegs not holding tune. i've been told there's ways to fix it and maybe i was doing something wrong. Overall i think, after i figure out how to tune it, it will serve its purpose of being my first violin that will be able to satisfy my musical needs with it's decent enough sound until and if i want to upgrade to something better.