The sound post was not in the right spot - it was under E string instead of under A string - it could have been too long or got shifted during shipment, which is common

He recommended a few changes: 1. to replace the sound post that is too long and not in the right spot, 2. to change the steel strings that came with the violin with Dominant strings, 3. to cut a new bridge, the current one is too thick and too low (a thick bridge would dampen the sound)

The soundpost is in the right spot, the bridge was fine, the pegs are okay a little bit slippery but peg drops can fix that, the strings I would recommend changing

The soundpost is in the right spot, the bridge was fine, the pegs are okay a little bit slippery but peg drops can fix that, the strings I would recommend changing

The bridge looks great as well; however, it was not line up with the notch of f holes, again, it could have been shifted like the sound post

The soundpost is in the right spot, the bridge was fine, the pegs are okay a little bit slippery but peg drops can fix that, the strings I would recommend changing

He recommended a few changes: 1. to replace the sound post that is too long and not in the right spot, 2. to change the steel strings that came with the violin with Dominant strings, 3. to cut a new bridge, the current one is too thick and too low (a thick bridge would dampen the sound)

It was a great deal price wise and the shipping was faster then even they predicted!!!

For the price I paid for it, I am very happy!Packaging and shipping:I placed my order on July 27 around 10 am, my 4/4 cvn 500 and 1/8 cvn 100 arrived at my front door around 3pm on July 29 - about 42 hours later

Good violin beautiful sound color nice one bow came a little crooked but it come with 2 so its fine

I liked the looks of the Mendini model and probably would have just gone with that one until I listened to them

It was a great deal price wise and the shipping was faster then even they predicted!!!

(incredible deal in my opinion!!!)

I got a separate shoulder rest (Wolf Forte Secondo) and that works great.

the cover for the violin had one edge shredded (but good enough for a beginner like me)

The soundpost is in the right spot, the bridge was fine, the pegs are okay a little bit slippery but peg drops can fix that, the strings I would recommend changing

The soundpost is in the right spot, the bridge was fine, the pegs are okay a little bit slippery but peg drops can fix that, the strings I would recommend changing

The only thing that I did not like is the paint job

The book is the least useful for me since it was all text, no pictures, and watching lessons on YouTube is much better.

I liked the sound the CVN 500 made....clear and warm sounds resonated from the instrument.

After I had the luthier cut a new sound post the sound of all strings improved greatly, my A and E string sound a lot stronger/louder than before

Some say you should change the strings, which I can imagine may improve the sound, but I think I will do that when I am doing more than what I do now trying to accustom my hands and fingers tot he positions on the fingerboard and movement with the bow