only thing I did do was by a little nicer mouth piece for my weaker, older mouth to play on, but the one that came with it would be very suitable for a younger, new player

My daughter admired each piece before she put it together

The pieces are solid and beautiful, it's well constructed and doesn't squeak, and it came with everything I needed to get started, (reed, cork grease, spit rag)

Her instructor told me this piece is solid and good especially for learning students