Summary: Knowing the best violinist and options will help you determine what material and size best fit your instruments for storing your violin when you aren’t using it properly. Every musician should consider investing in a violin stand to keep their investment safe. Most people overlook the importance of having a violin stand or the …
Have you ever gone shoe shopping? If you’re anything like me, you may spend a few hours walking around the store, trying on a bunch of different shoes. I’ll take a few steps in a shoe, jump – do everything I can to test it out a little bit. I’m really particular when it comes …
How to Find the Best Violin Bow: Violin Advice For Beginners Read More »
Acoustic violins, much like an acoustic guitar, are pretty versatile; they can play about any music you throw at them. Still, a new world opens up when you add electronics into the mix. Electronics allow a musician to distort, amplify, manipulate and loop sounds and music to create various effects and complete tracks. This is …
Cecilio Electric Violin Review and Guide: A Silent Practice Violin! Read More »
So, you’ve entered into the world of electric violins. How exciting! Playing the electrical violin for the first time is quite a thrilling experience, considering that electric violins are different from acoustic ones. Playing the electric violin has its own benefits and drawbacks when compared to playing the acoustic violin. However, it’s still a fun …
When I first picked up the violin, I chose Cecilio for my first instrument. At the time, they were the only decent cheap student violins on the market. It’s been nearly a decade since I bought my first violin, and now it’s a fair assessment to say that Cecilio has a decent bit of competition. …
Cecilio CVN 400 Review and Guide: We Have Better! Read More »
Cecilio has become known for its inexpensive and often poor-quality student instrument. While their lower-level violins leave quite a bit to be desired, how does their intermediate violin compare? Will it take a student to the top of their class or leave them in the dust? Let’s find out! Pros, Cons, and Bottomline This is …
When I hear the name Cecilio or Mendini, I automatically think of cheap student violins found on Amazon. When I learned that they attempted to create a violin that could compete on the professional market, I was floored. At one point, Cecilio really did try to break into every level of playing with inexpensive but …
Cecilio CVN 800 Review and Guide: Intermediate or Professional Violin? Read More »
Out of all of the orchestra instruments, the fiddle and the violin are two types of stringed instruments that stand out as popular choices. They are both beautiful-sounding instruments, but have you ever wondered what the difference is between them? I actually encountered this question throughout my musical studies and thought I would share my …
Fiddle vs Violin Explained: What’s The Difference? Read More »
Cecilio is a large manufacturer of inexpensive student-quality instruments made in China. While they don’t produce top-of-the-line instruments, they produce basic student-quality instruments that get students started and some that can become faithful companions for years of learning. The CVN 500 is considered their step-up instrument for advancing students. Still, I put this violin firmly …
Cecilio CVN 500 Review & Guide: Quality Serious Student Violin in a Cheap Package Read More »
Finding a quality violin in a cheap package is a serious struggle. While there are a lot of cheap violins out there, there are not a lot of cheap quality violins out there. Furthermore, even if you do find a quality cheap violin, it is likely an instrument that doesn’t give a student enough room …
Cecilio CVN-600 Review and Guide – Why I Love It! Read More »
