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Etude

Description

Laminate spruce top with laminate maple back and sides. The neck is solid maple with an oiled finish and the fingerboard and fittings are ebonized hard wood. It features a composite tailpiece with four fine tuners, a Stradivarius-style chinrest, an aged maple bridge and a traditional red finish. It comes with a brazilwood round rosewood frog half-lined with silver wire grip and a standard shaped lightweight foam case.
Etude Student Series Violin Outfit 4/4 Size
Etude Student Series Violin Outfit 4/4 Size
Etude Student Series Violin Outfit 4/4 Size

Features

  • Select woods
  • USA setup
  • Beautiful red finish
  • Incudes:
  • Bow
  • Case
warning

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Formaldehyde (gas), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

Specs

  • Top: Laminate spruce
  • Back and sides: Laminate maple
  • Neck: Solid maple with oiled finish
  • Fingerboard: Ebonized hard wood
  • Fittings: Ebonized hard wood
  • Tailpiece: Composite with 4 fine tuners
  • Chin rest: Stradivarius-style
  • Bridge: Aged maple
  • Purfling: Drawn
  • Strings: Steel core
  • Finish: Traditional red
  • Bow: Brazilwood round rosewood frog half-lined with silver wire grip
  • Case: Standard shaped lightweight foam

Reviews

3.7

23 Reviews

62%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Most Liked Positive Review

5

Decent little violin for a beginner

I've been playing in community orchestras for 15 years, playing for longer than that, and have been teaching beginner violin students. I picked this up for a student who needed a 3/4 violin. After having read the reviews here, I knew I would probably need to use peg dope to make sure that the pegs would grip appropriately, and restrung the instrument. When played in tune, this instrument resonates very nicely and has a pretty little sound. If the tonality of the instrument is flattened (as opposed to flat pitch), double check your intonation. If it's good, there may be an issue with sound post placement, and you may want to take it in to a luthier to have the sound post adjusted, but when I worked with the instrument I picked up, it was a matter of finger placement. Some instruments are tricky and very sensitive to finger placement to get resonance. Note to novice players - new strings (even steel core) will stretch at first, so you will have tuning issues for a little bit when you get new strings. This is normal, and ok - just make sure to have a tuner nearby and check tuning pretty regularly. If it slips out of tune quickly after the strings have had some time to settle in, a) make sure that your strings are properly installed and hooked into the holes on the peg, and b) that your pegs are set appropriately. If your pegs are spinning even while pushed in OR are too sticky, get some "peg dope" (it looks a lot like a wide crayon). This will help keep things in place.

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Most Liked Negative Review

1

DO NOT BUY THIS

A good violin is never this cheap! EVER. Like the rest of the parents here, bought it for my kiddo. I couldn't get it to tune so I took it a school band shop. Bow was warped, and the instrument is just worthless. It is unplayable. Stop selling these please! Returned less in less than 24 hours.

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Accompaniment7
  2. School Bands5
  3. Orchestras3
  4. Symphonies2
  5. Art Project1
Cons
  1. Requires Constant Tuning10
  2. Craftsmanship8
  3. Flat Sound2
  4. Cannot be tuned1
  5. Difficult To Play1
Describe Yourself
  1. Novice14
  2. Child3
  3. Experienced3
  4. Professional Musician1
Pros
  1. Easy To Play11
  2. Quality Craftsmanship8
  3. Consistent7
  4. Good Audio6
  5. Taught a Lesson not Buy a Cheap Instrument1

Reviewed by 23 customers

  • DO NOT BUY THIS

    1

    submitteda year ago

    byRM

    fromConnecticut

    A good violin is never this cheap! EVER. Like the rest of the parents here, bought it for my kiddo. I couldn't get it to tune so I took it a school band shop. Bow was warped, and the instrument is just worthless. It is unplayable. Stop selling these please! Returned less in less than 24 hours.

  • Great violin at a great price

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted2 years ago

    byJeffrey

    fromEmeryville, CA

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    We've only used the violin briefly, but it has everything needed at a great price. It comes with a sturdy case and rosin.

  • Not worth the investment

    1

    submitted2 years ago

    byMatthew

    fromLubbock, TX

    if you are looking for a beginner violin I would recommend spending a little extra on a quality instrument. The biggest problem that I have noticed with the Etude is that the violin does not hold its tune for long due to the tuning pegs constantly slipping/losing grip.

  • Yes

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted2 years ago

    byMatt

    fromVersailles, Kentucky

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    It's the perfect fit

  • Do not buy this

    1

    submitted4 years ago

    byKim

    fromKing of Prussia, PA

    I bought this for my daughter. About a month and half later the bridge kept breaking. Now I'm outside of the return window and stuck with a broken violin because I was told oh well! Never buying anything from Guitar Center again.

  • Ya get what ya pay for

    3

    Verified Buyer

    submitted4 years ago

    byJosh

    fromPittsburgh, PA

    Bought it for my son for his school music class. It's just not made well.

Q&A

Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitteda year ago

    asked byNoah

    fromNellis, West Virginia

    Would a full size violin fit someone that's about 5'7?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, it will.

  • submitted3 years ago

    asked byRon

    fromSouth bend Indiana

    What books of instruction to learn how play?Is there tuner for violin

    Open Reply - Thomas
    "Carl Fischer The ABC's Of Violin For The Absolute Beginner - Book/Online Audio." "KORG Clip-On Violin Tuner Black"

  • submitted3 years ago

    asked byHeather

    fromMassachusetts

    What size to buy my daughter violet who is 13 and her first violin.

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Without seeing the child, it's very difficult to say. I think a 13 year old needs a full size instrument..

  • submitted3 years ago

    asked byGinny

    fromJax, MS

    Would my 10 yr old who is a little over 5ft tall need a full size violin?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    I would say yes.

  • submitted3 years ago

    asked bykeith

    fromColumbus Ohio

    What does it mean when it states 1/8 size to 1/2 size? What's the difference?

    Open Reply - Beau
    Please give us a call or email us with your contact information, so we can have one of our gear advisors follow up to offer the necessary assistance.

  • submitted4 years ago

    asked byHector

    fromKansas City Missouri

    Is the actual 🎻 violin comes with the case, rosin and the bow?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Rosin is not included. Please give us a call to help you find something – 877-687-5403

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked bysonsilon

    fromwoodbridge , va

    pls adv the size ( dimensions) of a 3/4 size Etudent Student violin outfit . my grandson is 7 years old

    Open Reply - Ronald
    it is approx. 13 inches long with a 27in bow length.

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked byKayla

    fromCleveland ohio

    is this violin big enough for an adult to use? My husband used to play one when he was little and I wanted to get him one so he could play it now but I have no knowledge of violins.

    Open Reply - Ronald
    they come in different sizes. 1/8 Size 4/4 Size 1/4 Size 3/4 Size 1/2 Size. He would want the 4/4 size.
    Open Reply - Kenneth
    Yes, an adult can also use this model

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byPaul

    fromDetroit

    Is this violin set-up when purchased?

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    Yes, it will come set up by the manufacturer

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byWoody

    fromundisclosed

    If I order on line, if I need to return may I return it to a store

    Open Reply - Ronald
    Yes you can.
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