I had no problems whatsoever doing the initial tuning with the pegs, and I downloaded a free violin tuner app on my phone, which makes fine tuning a breeze

And was surprised it had the metal fine tuners we were worried as we looked at all kinds of violins this was are first one and we compared ones from under 100 to over 500.

WORKS though keeps it's tune the fine tuners are the key, DO NOT OVER

Its a beauty of a violin and i cant wait to get a new chin rest, shoulder rest, a new bow, better rosin, a tuner, and new

The fine tuners do not screw tight and keep moving and moving and moving

The tuning pegs hold a tune well (after a couple of weeks) and the fine tuners work well too.

The fine tuners slip easily and it needs major tuning daily.

I would highly recommend this violin for a stark beginner like me!Update on 11/30/2012: I have had this violin less than a year and the fine tuners don't work!

The fine tuners work great, so when the strings settle in a bit, tuning gets easier