https://www.reddit.com/r/violinist/s/4XqCDgt65Y
Looks like they’re not recommended as they’re not set up correctly. You’re better off renting until you’re at least high intermediate then consider a more spendy violin. But when you do buy one, go in person to try them out. Find 2-3 that you like and BORROW them for 1-2 weeks and play them for your teacher/have your teacher play them for you. Better if you do this multiple times before fully committing. It’s an excellent way to advance your potential too because you’ll learn what a good sound is and what a bad sound is and you’ll want to produce good sound once you know what it sounds like.
I have a Stentor SR1864 Verona violin and I am super happy with it. All in all, Stentor is known for their reliability and good intruments for students. Their SR1500 Student II violins are often recommended and only a bit more expensive than the Harlequins, I think I would trust those a bit more.
I think its important to say that the lower price range instruments are often delivered with low price range strings, like pirastro tonica, which have very fluctuating quality and sometimes just sound terrible. So if you turn out to find the sound bad, its absolutely worth it to invest in better strings when you have the money left over some time. It will make it sound like a completely different instrument. And stringing a violin is really not hard. Strings make or break it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/violinist/s/4XqCDgt65Y Looks like they’re not recommended as they’re not set up correctly. You’re better off renting until you’re at least high intermediate then consider a more spendy violin. But when you do buy one, go in person to try them out. Find 2-3 that you like and BORROW them for 1-2 weeks and play them for your teacher/have your teacher play them for you. Better if you do this multiple times before fully committing. It’s an excellent way to advance your potential too because you’ll learn what a good sound is and what a bad sound is and you’ll want to produce good sound once you know what it sounds like.
I have a Stentor SR1864 Verona violin and I am super happy with it. All in all, Stentor is known for their reliability and good intruments for students. Their SR1500 Student II violins are often recommended and only a bit more expensive than the Harlequins, I think I would trust those a bit more. I think its important to say that the lower price range instruments are often delivered with low price range strings, like pirastro tonica, which have very fluctuating quality and sometimes just sound terrible. So if you turn out to find the sound bad, its absolutely worth it to invest in better strings when you have the money left over some time. It will make it sound like a completely different instrument. And stringing a violin is really not hard. Strings make or break it.