Stentor 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.

Great violin - I wish I could actually play it.....

Just started learning violin so I'm unable to review it with any 'authority'. However - first impressions: 1) the (red) case is very functional - it protects the Stentor well. The top pocket is perfect for housing your spare set of strings. 2) The violin itself looks terrific - it's much lighter than I thought it would be. 3) It's far from annoyingly loud but remember - as a beginner the best I can do (for now) are the initial screechy notes. 4) No problems whatsoever with initial setup/tuning - it is indeed an ideal learner/starter instrument - I'm happy with it. Recommended. Happy screeching.

warm sound

I'm in love with my violin

Sehr gut für Anfänger

Gutes Instrument für Anfänger. Nix zu bemängeln bei dem Preis/Leistungsverhältnis

Love in first sight

love it! perfect for learning and intermediary players.

As a total beginner to the violin, I was looking for a budget-friendly violin that's easy to play and which I could use to learn the basics on without getting frustrated. And it has been exactly that. It stays in tune long enough that you don't have to keep tuning during a practice session, the bridge has the right curvature (as far as I can tell) so isolating strings or doing double stops isn't too hard, and it doesn't feel like the fingerboard is restrictive to get around. Main complaint is that the fine tuner for the E string is a bit hard to turn.

As for the sound and the look, it sounds and looks like a violin. I wouldn't say it has any sense of character though. 'Plain' would probably be a good word to describe it.

All in all I am happy with the instrument. It has allowed me to get started on the violin and it has made me find out that I want to pursue it further.

Vfm student violin

The violin feels good.The construction looks robust and does not feel cheap.The sound is ok maybe if you change your stings you ll get better results.

good

a great one for a beginner, but bad rosin

Great little fiddle!!

I bought this for a student and was expecting much lower quality for this price.

It sounds good, it feels good and stays in tune.

The bow is also quite nice for the price.

The fine adjusters are a little stiff but they work.

This is an excellent choice for a beginner or even a second fiddle for gigging. It's not going to be a professionals first choice but for what it is, it's Ideal.

Excellent starter violin

Perfect for beginners at a very reasonable price.