Wednesday, July 5, 2017

New used violin

I picked up a used violin on Monday that was fairly inexpensive.  It is a Cecilio CVN-600, and it is gorgeous!  Unfortunately it was not well cared for.  It had extensive rosin build-up on the fingerboard and under the strings between the fingerboard and bridge.  The pegs seem to be slipping, and I think the strings are wrong; the A string is as thick as the G string, and I believe those should be reversed.  The fine tuners were cranked all the way down as well.  I think it might benefit from a visit to a luthier, for possibly a sound post adjustment and maybe a new bridge.




My violin instructor said the tone is good, however (despite the incorrect strings) and it came with a shoulder rest and a fabulous ProTec case that probably cost close to what I paid for the violin itself!

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