You are looking for your first violin and want to find out if you will enjoy it at all - OK, it is not necessary to fight for very expensive pieces. these are: A really nice looking violin. Well crafted for this price - nicely glued, clean edges and clean inside. The brown paintwork is very nice - excellent wood engraving. Not much strings, but it can be done. Smícec is a real tragedy - it's better to replace it with a better one. So if you're looking for a cheap violin around 3,000, buy the Valencia V400 !!! (even better processed + better strings, rosin, bow OK) Well, about my problem (probably it's only with my piece and I'll have to complain about it) but the guy who gave the "soul" must have had a lot to drink because it's given diagonally and he threatens to sleep!!! and the other one who made the bridge, he probably drank too - the bridge is crookedly cut - but simply an unusable violin. - I give 4 stars, because if it weren't for my problem, it would otherwise be a nice violin.