Eastar 1/4 Violin Set For Beginners EVA-3

I bought this 1/2 size for my daughter after our local luthier recommended getting an inexpensive Amazon violin and bringing it in to have him fix up for her. Just took it in this afternoon and he said it was a pretty decent instrument – the fingerboard was straight, though the strings were too high. It took him about 15 minutes to file down the nut to a better height and it’s ready to go!

Let me start my saying I’m not a violinist. I can say it was easy to install the bridge and tune. Makes a smooth sound.

The main take away is that it’s perfect for students to learn technique and bang on until they have immediate skills at which point they will outgrow a 1/2 anyway. Less important mention is that it looks beautiful too.

UPDATE:
Just noticed product indicates it comes with two bridges. However, received only one. Dropping a star

Schnelle Lieferung. Alles top!

Me ha gustado mucho, tanto el acabado como el sonido, se afina bastante bien aunque ahora al principio se desafina, pero hay que tener paciencia cuando son cuerdas nuevas. Lo recomiendo para principiantes o para tocar en reuniones de amigos en plan fiesta.

Segunda opinión después de casi un mes:
Y al servicio postventa también le doy un 10, por su atención y siguimiento de cualquier problema. Y de paso también decir que ahora que las cuerdas se asentado, no se desafina apenas.

My arm is killing me but wow! I was so anxious to get this violin this morning! And it was NOT a disappointment! I haven’t been able to put it down!
It’s been roughly fifteen years since I’ve played and I just had an itch to pick it up again. I didn’t want to spend a fortune in case I didn’t find the time to play regularly.
I initially thought I would go with this violin when searching the first time on amazon. However, I chose to look around and read many many reviews on all the cheaper priced violins. After waiting and reviewing for several weeks, I came to the conclusion that for the price, this one seemed to have the best reviews and be of higher quality than others in the same price range.
And my first instinct was right! 🙂 This beautiful violin and setup is a wonderful deal!
The violin came well packaged. The finish on the violin is beautiful, just as pictured! The bridge was NOT on it when I opened it. Strings were loose but having read all the reviews I was expecting this. I knew where to place the bridge and then I did as people suggested and started by slowly tightening the middle two strings, then the outer two, to avoid the bridge shifting.
I pushed the pegs in as I tightened and I did not have any major slippage with them, they all held fine. I played around with tuning it, knowing since the strings are new it probably will take a bit to get it right, but when I came back to it after lunch, I gave it another go at tuning, and got all the strings sounding correct. Let me say the tuner was a plus as I have one for my guitar, but the one included has a setting just for violin. I’m also happy about the shoulder rest. I used to have a really nice one and will probably order a better one eventually but just for getting started the one included is an awesome bonus!
The rosin I roughed up, and after about twenty to thirty passes had the bow nicely rosined and ready to go. I do plan to order a nicer bow but for the money this one is great, in perfect condition and plays nicely, though I’m years out of practice so someone more experienced might know more about the balance of it.
I plan to get better quality strings to put on the violin in the near future but for now I’m happy with the ones included and think the violin sounds great!!!! (There are extra strings and an extra bridge in the nice and well padded violin case)
I have only one tiny minor complaint and that is that it can be hard to keep the bow from hitting the G string when attempting to play the D string. I did notice some comments about that in the reviews but the longer I played today the better I got at keeping that to a minimum so I’m not sure if it’s the violin or just my rusty playing skills.
The inlayed spots on the neck of the violin made finding the correct finger positions SO easy, though I noticed after about twenty minutes of playing that my ear could tell when my fingers weren’t in the proper position. But for a complete beginner, this is extremely helpful and again cuts out the need for extra purchases.
This violin gets a ten out of ten from me!
IF YOU ARE NEW to playing violin, please remember it takes time to break an instrument in. The strings have to stretch some and so you may struggle with the tuning process or have to retune often. If you have patience and are willing to learn about your instrument then you should buy this one with confidence!
From all appearances, it’s a well made, handsome instrument and I am so excited that it arrived as quickly as it did!
Gotta go… it’s calling me! 😉 Happy fiddlin’!!

Edit: Have had this beautiful instrument for a week and was so impressed that it has stayed in tune after that just those multiple adjustments on day of arrival. Every time I get it out to play I may have to give the fine tuners a slight turn but despite days of playing, none of the legs have slipped and it’s stayed in tune. I’m still very pleased and so thankful I purchased this violin. Will update if anything changes but as of right now I have no complaints. … except maybe the bow but I’m hoping to update it soon!