Ren Wei Shi Artist Model 1 Violin With Arcolla Bow and Bellafina Euro Case

I was a violin teacher recommended to the students of this violin, because in this price is a good, beautiful sound and fast response is very easy to play, also the workmanship is very elegant.

For the price this doesn't appear to be the best deal out there... go check The FiddlerShop. They have their own luthiers. 1 luthier makes their 'Artist' version in it's entirety & it's absolutely stunning. Plus the price is much less than this one. I('ve done a LOT of shopping around & the FiddlerShop Artist violin is at least comparable to a $1000+ violin anywhere else, including here. (no offense Guitar Center. Your guitars RAWK, but your violins leave something to be desired. Call The Fiddlershop & start letting them supply your violins) (& no, I'm not affiliated with them at all, I'm just a budding violinist that's done his homework & know what's out there at what price...)

It was packaged perfectly, and sounds great. The colour is very nice than the picture but it is still beautiful! I would definitely recommend. The bow that comes with it is also wonderful. I'm very impressed!!

This violin was a gift for my son who plays in a local Youth Symphony. We heard good things about Ren Wei Shi and got what we thought was a awesome deal on a quality violin. When it arrived, my son's instructor made several recommendations to make it a great instrument - it needed different strings, the pegs dopped, new fine tuning screw, and a shorter bridge. She also recommended re-hairing the bow in the near future. All-in-all we spent $275. Then we took it to a friend who is a concert violinist. She was not happy with the sound, even considering we had paid so much to improve it. We heard her play it along side a less expensive violin. The cheaper one sounded better. To make matters worse, within 6 weeks the pins holding the handle to the case fell out. I don't blame Guitar Center - it's hard to know the individual qualities of each violin and as I said, Ren Wei Shi does have a good reputation.