Cremona SV-225 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size


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List Price : $319.95 Price : $208.99
Cremona SV-225 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size

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You’ve seen this finish before on fine, old violins costing thousands of dollars and often in the hands of professional players or collectors. And until now, an instrument of this look and quality has never been available at such an affordable price point! The SV-225 is a fully hand carved violin made of select spruce and flamed maple, shaded in a beautiful antique finish. Each instrument comes as an outfit with a high-quality, J. La Salle bow and a Superior hard-shell case for optimal protection.


  • Hand-carved solid Spruce top Hand-carved solid flamed Maple back sides neck and scroll
  • Inlaid purfling
  • A beautiful antiqued German brown finish
  • Ebony fingerboard Polished ebony fittings VP-203 Cremona 3-star bridge (4) built-in finetuners
  • New LB-15 octagonal Brazilwood bow with genuine unbleached white horsehair New Travelite TL-33 light-weight and durable rectangular violin case with built-in hygrometer Shop adjusted
  • New LB-15 octagonal Brazilwood bow with genuine unbleached white horsehair New Travelite TL-33 light-weight and durable


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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great violin!, September 17, 2010
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R. Seehoffer "Author" (Gold Canyon, AZ) - See all my reviews
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Well, I ordered the Cremona SV-225 violin on Sept. 16th, and I received it on the 18th and am looking at the tuned instrument as I write this. I bought this brand and model based on numerous written and video reviews over the last month or so. I wanted a decent quality, student violin for 200-300 dollars, that would serve me without frustration until and if I get good enough to upgrade. The Cremona cost me $206.00 shipped. I am not a violinist (YET), my instrument of choice to this point being the piano. But, that said, I do know quality when I see it, and when I hear it.

The violin came UPS, adequately packed in a large and undamaged box. (No offense, UPS, but this has to be a first...) Under the paper packing was a light but substantial hard shell case. Inside was the violin and bow, a compartment containing rosin and a shoulder strap for the case, and the violin bridge, wrapped in foam and stuck under the tailpiece. The case had a built-in hygrometer for... Read more
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Cremona - Ongoing review that will be updated, October 25, 2010
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This review is from: Cremona SV-225 Premier Student Violin, Full-Size (Electronics)
A reviewer (R. Seehoffer) that gave this five stars was spot on in regards to issues that need to be addressed when purchasing (bridge possible strings and so on. Just in case reviews are buried I'll attach his findings here "along with the violin, I ordered extra Helicore strings, some 'peg drops' (based on a number of people's recommendations), a different bridge, a fingering chart, and higher quality rosin. What can I say; I like to be prepared. "

I would look at all those items (except fingering chart) as requirements and add that to your purchase price to determine the real cost.

I know very little about violins and purchased for my wife.

Took the violin after purchase into a repair shop for tuning and critique because we had some issues doing this ourselves and we were wondering if it was flawed.

The bridge is indeed flawed. The gentleman there stated it was good enough for a beginner/intermediate and to replace when we're... Read more
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice violin, for starters [and the price], January 10, 2011
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My level of experience: I played violin when I was a little kid and I would have been close to the advanced beginner/entry-level intermediate stage, and I wanted to get back and see how I would do as an adult.

I bought this after visiting local stores who tried to intimidate you by saying, "You will get glued wood blocks online!", and showing entry level violins that at-least cost half a grand. Well, yes, I'm sure I got one, but, the good thing is, it actually played like a violin. Decent sound, something for you to try out before you decide to get serious. To make things clear, this is definitely an entry-level violin, so, don't expect magic out of it. There are going to be rough edges, but this is a nice price point at which you can get started and see if you get enough interest to continue.

The bad:
Stock strings are really *bad*. I broke my E string while attempting to set it up, and then my A string got unwound near the groove (it could also be my... Read more
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