Cecilio 4/4CEVN-4BK Solid Wood Black Metallic Electric/Silent Violin with Ebony Fittings in Style 4

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• Size 4/4, style 4 electric / silent violin in black metallic varnish (full size)
• Hand-carved solid maple wood body with ebony fingerboard, pegs, chin rest and tailpiece with mother of pearl inlay
• Powered by a 9V Alkaline battery (included)
• Includes: lightweight hard case, Brazil wood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, quality rosin cake, a bridge, aux cable, and headphones
• 1 Year Warranty Against Manufacturer's Defects

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I bought this violin six months ago just to see if I could learn to play, never touched a violin before and I'm almost 45 yrs old. The sound is good but not great. Putting it though a guitar affects box (cost almost as much as the violin!) helps a lot, you can really tweak the sound to whatever you want. I have actually learned to play, only lessons being online youtube lessons and student study books. You can really learn to play and have fun at home with this one. I changed to 'better' strings but I can't tell a difference, save your money for your next violin. I bought a 15W practice amp, wish I'd gotten one a little bigger but it is ok. I also like that you can plug in headphones and practice in 'silent' mode. My only complaint is that the electronic module is pretty cheap and the headphone jack is now intermittant and takes some fiddling to get it to work now but a minor fault. Also, buy a cheap tuner so you can get it tuned correctly. If it is out of tune even slightly it will be impossible to learn the fingerings. If you already play violin you pobably won't be satisfied with this, but for a test run at electric violin this one will get you started. One more thing it looks really 'cool' as the kids say. Have fun.

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I was pleased with the nice sound and durable construction of this instrument. The electronics aren't really high quality. Comes with a good case which is more than adequate for the instrument and an "ok" bow (I prefer to use a different one). With the power off, it still sounds like a very heavily muted violin which might be adequate for practice for some players.

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I bought one of these a few months ago. The thing you need to understand about cecilio instruments is they do not arrive in a playable state. The bridge was wrong, the fingerboard was not radiused and relief was wrong. Pegs were over lubricated. You might as well throw the bow away. The case is a pretty piece of styrofoam.

Its not worth taking to a luthier. If you can radius the fingerboard and get proper relief and carve a new bridge and carve a new nut youself then buy one of these. Or if you want to learn how to set up a violin then its a fun project. Otherwise forget them and get a Yamaha Silent Violin.

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I did not want to spend $1000.00 for a Violin . So I decided on the Cecilio.. I'm Glade that I went with the Cecilio. I run it though my guitar pod and amp and it sounds great. The only thing I did to mine is adjusted the bridge to get the string height that I wanted. Great Violin for the Price .

I'm a new player. Everything sounds scratchy and terrible until I actually get comfortable with the song. Directly into headphones or speakers, I miss the sound that reverberates out of the body of the acoustic violin. But this is an electric violin, so when it is plugged into electric guitar amps and accessories, it can make music unlike anything that can be made with an acoustic violin alone.

It takes a lot of getting used to because the sound is so different and it comes from different directions.

I initially ordered it so I can practice at 4 am when I get up. However, it is still way too loud to do that with the family asleep in a nearby room.

That being said, during the day, when there are other noises about, I can practice in the next room and not disturb those watching TV or listening to music. Sometimes I can practice and after putting it up get reminded to do my practice.

The headphones that come with it suck. I got some good ones that cover the ears and keep out noise so my practice is not disturbed by surrounding sounds.

I love it. But it took some getting used to. I find it is better not to learn new songs on it, but to practice songs I already know. The sound is different than the acoustic violin, but much better when combined with the right amp and accessories.