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Your cart is empty.The MV400 orchestra violins are perfect for the beginner to intermediate violinist featuring hand-carved solid spruce top, hand-carved solid maple back and sides, beautiful varnish finish & inlaid purfling. Equip with ebony pegs, chin rest, and fingerboard, alloy tailpiece has 4 built-in fine tuners. Package includes a lightweight form fitting hard case with a blanket (to protect your violin), pockets and backpack strap, making it convenient to carry to school or orchestra. Also the following accessories are included making this violin package great for starters: 2 (two) Brazil wood bows with ebony frogged and unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, an adjustable shoulder rest with soft foam padding & soft rubber feet, rosin, 2 bridges, and an extra set of strings. Teachers Approved!
STEFANIA R.
Reviewed in Italy on June 6, 2016
Lo strumento è arrivato in perfette condizioni ed è molto valido e bello. L'insegnante di violino conferma che lo strumento è ben fatto. Ottimo suono.
Gianni Bartoli
Reviewed in Italy on June 29, 2016
Preso per mio figlio minore che ha iniziato da 7 mesi le lezioni.Direi che è completo di tutto.A giudizio dell'insegnate dice che è più che adeguato per 'età e le rifiniture.Buona l'accordatura.
sanydu
Reviewed in Canada on September 23, 2015
I bought this violin for my 9 year old girl for christmas. She had been asking for one for a long time. I paid around 120$... it came with 2 bows, the resin , the shoulder rest and a set of cords.When we opened the case we were pretty amazed at how nice it looked. The sound was really nice too. When her violin teacher saw this violin and herself played with it ..she couldn't believe it came from amazon for that price and that it sounded that good and also that it kept it's strings in tune. Naturally, this is for a beginner violin , but does the job REALLY well. She has been playing everyday since the month of May(when she officially started her violin courses) and it's keeping up (pegs, bows , resin, ) We just had to change the strings because they are pretty cheap..but for that price I just bought better quality ones. For Quality AND Price this deserve a huge 5 star.
Gerald Clark
Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2015
Very impressed with violin, looks great, excellent finish sou. nds great, after I tuned it up, came in a very nice case with 2 bows,extra strings rosin.An excellent deal for any beginner,would probably sound better with quality strings, but for now I am happy
Dominic Schmid
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2015
I'm absolutely in love with this violin. However I did need to change the strings, rosin, and I'm in the process of changing the bow. The strings that came with it snapped, but they seemed pretty low quality anyways. I just put on a set of D'Addario Preludes on and it made a difference.Pros:It looks really niceEbony Fingerboard, pegs, and chin restSuper easy to tune with the pegsComes with almost everything you need to start playing. Just download a tuner app on your phoneBridge came installedBridge is curved perfectly for mePriceCons:Bad quality strings. But you should expect that with any cheap violinE string peg tends to slipThe shoulder rest that comes with it is terribleBridge needed to be moved into the correct positionAll in all, it's a great violin. I'm just starting. Just finished my first month :D My teacher said it was good, and that it'll get me through the first 6 months 1 year at most.
Motts
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014
We have had this violin for about 8 months now and it still plays beautifully. This Violin is just right for my 7 yr. old son to start learning the basics. It looks and sounds nice-everything came in one piece (and assembled) and nothing is broken, crooked or misaligned. The only complaint that I have is the packaging -it came in a basic cardboard box (not very sturdy) that did not have any padding whatsoever. I am very fortunate nothing was broken in shipment.I used to play the Viola when I was younger-so I'm familiar with the strings. Before going with this company, I did a lot of research on what kind of inexpensive violin is good. Almost everybody said "do not buy a cheap violin-spend 300 or 400 dollars." Right! That is easier said than done. Not many people have that kind of money to spend on their children for something that may be very temporary (if they end up not wanting to play for example). So I decided on this as a trial, if he continues to play, then I can look at a better quality violin (for Carnegie Hall).I loved the quality and price of this particular violin so much that I bought another more inexpensive Mendini MV200 violin for me to help my son practice (review to come on that as soon as I get it). I also looked at the various color versions of the violins (one of the pretty blue colors). Just something fun for home, but was swayed by many people not to buy a painted violin because the tone and sound quality would be slightly off. A violin needs to vibrate freely throughout the wood, painting it hinders the sound (just a bit). Also, keep in mind-if you are looking for an inexpensive violin for your child, many schools will not allow a colorful violin because it is a distraction from the rest of the orchestra-not to mention the sound quality. I am very happy with this purchase and trust Mendini as well as KK Music Store with their exceptional 1 year warranty (where I bought both violins through Amazon) for future purchases.
shar
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2013
Delivery time is excellent. Value is great. I rated this purchase only a four this time because, the product inside came in not as well as the first violin we purchased. There was quite a bit of sawdust on inside the case which was all over, the rosin was in pieces, and out of the container which also made quite a mess. But after the clean up, the violin itself which is what is most important is great, looks and feels good, keeps tune and sounds lovely. For the price, I don't think I could have done better. All in all I am very happy and look forward to learning to play the violin with my daughter.
JakeW
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013
Having never played violin before, I wanted to purchase a combo kit that wouldn't break the budget if I ended up regretting undertaking the endeavor. This Mendini package fit the bill perfectly. As someone who is teaching himself the art of violin, these are my observations and recommendations to anyone looking to try this instrument for the first time and are considering buying this set.Most importantly:-Purchase new rosin! Having never used rosin before, let alone knew what it was, I had to assume that what was included would be average quality to allow me to start playing. But after watching videos, learning how to rosin a bow and how to "break in" new rosin, I spent days attempting to get my bow to make anything resembling a sustained note across the strings. After much frustration I purchased a new stick of beginner level rosin from a different vendor, and the difference in quality and performance is TREMENDOUS. I cannot stress this enough. Three swipes with the new rosin after proper preparation and the violin sounded beautiful. Had I known the quality difference before hand, I could have saved myself a week of frustration. This in my opinion, is this combo set's biggest flaw, and is easily remedied by an approximately 3 dollar stick of quality rosin.-The violin itself is visually beautiful (nothing to compare it to) and tuning would have been much easier with a tuner. For the first week the violin would not stay in tune, I assume because it was being pressure held and the strings were new. This issue has resolved itself after the first few weeks. The fine tuners are greatly appreciated and allow you to get close with the tuning pegs, then slowly refine. A nice addition if you're a perfectionist.-The case itself is beautiful. It has a red interior and matching cloth cover to protect the violin. According to other reviews the case alone is worth the price. If this is true I'm unsure, but it is of sound quality and protects the violin nicely. I can safely say that the case is of higher quality than the violin, and you will likely replace the later long before needing to replace the case.The accessories I'm going to lump into a single category, as I don't know enough, even after observing to comment on their quality. The bows work as intended, I noticed no defects but again I have nothing to compare to. The strings make sound, which is a bonus, and the bridge that came on the violin hasn't snapped on me yet. Having a backup is a benefit if it should ever fail. The shoulder rest, I do not use, but it seems like an entry level piece and I simply don't use it out of preference.So to sum things up:This is an entry level violin, perfect for learning. Buy new rosin, accept that you will be tuning frequently for the first week, and you'll enjoy your purchase.
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