When you buy an item using one of our links, we may earn a portion of the sale. Strings Guide and some products featured on the site are owned by the same company. Learn More. You don’t typically think of violins as fretted instruments, at least I don’t. And to be perfectly honest, they aren’t …
As a musician, when I think of Yamaha, I tend to think of their pianos, followed by motorcycles. Their violins were never the first things to come to my mind until I found the world of electric violins. This is where Yamaha shines; their electric violins are some of the best on the market. But …
Mendini is well known for producing cheap student-quality instruments that may or may not be playable for even a seasoned professional. However, where they fail in quality control and material quality, they make up for a bundle of goodies at a super cheap price. My experience with Mendini and their parent company Cecilio has varied …
Cheap violins are tempting, especially when attached to free 2-day shipping. They look like a great deal. This is Cecilio’s, Mendini’s parent company’s specialty, offering deceivingly cheap instruments and many accessories to entice buyers. And it works very well, as they are still one of the more well-known producers of low-priced student instruments. While some …
I consider Cecilio to be the original cheap student instrument manufacturer and seller. When I first started playing the violin, Cecilio was the only thing readily available in the US on Amazon. Other well-known brands were harder to track down or more expensive. This has changed significantly over the last decade, and now there are …
For several years, Cecilio has been making inexpensive and occasionally poor-quality violins and other band and orchestra instruments. At one time, they featured over 14 different violin models between their Cecilio and Mendini lines. They have started to narrow down what they offer to only the best-selling instruments in recent years. This has taken the …
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Cecilio and their company Mendini are well known for making budget student instruments. Some of these instruments are toys, but others are actually decent. At least until you can upgrade to something better. The CVN 300 is, in my opinion, the first actual playable instrument in the Cecilio lineup. I had the pleasure and frustration of …
Mendini is a child company of the well-known Cecilio instrument manufacturers. They sell various band and orchestra instruments but have become well known for their violins. The Mendini brand sells slightly less expensive instruments, usually by roughly 20 dollars. The differences in the two lines are minimal. They both pull from the same wood and …
It’s no secret that Cecilio doesn’t have the best reputation for their entry-level line. Still, the narrative changes when you focus on the CVN 500 and above. The CVN 600 is currently the best Cecilio violin you can get on Amazon, and it’s my favorite in their lineup. While Cecilio markets this violin as an …
When I was a child, the violin was associated with classical music and orchestras. While that is still the case today, we are starting to see more and more violinists breaking out of the classically trained mold. Today we see violinists like Lindsey Stirling, Taylor Davis, Black Violin, and Emilie Autumn, who are changing the …
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