Today is a special day, for it marks the beginning of my life as an “intermediate” violinist. I just received my brand new Cecilio CVN-200, whose name suggests some sort of amazingly innovative technology and an over the top price tag.
Actually, it is quite a simple violin, and is pretty decent considering how cheap it was. The case is quite sturdy, and it comes with all sorts of nice accessories which make life just a little bit easier. Now before this begins to sound like a paid review (which it’s not, I swear!), I must point out that it has its flaws – the pegs won’t stay tuned for very long unless you happen to have peg drops, and the bows it came with are slightly warped.
I plan to practice playing it whenever I can, if only because I would waste that time browsing the internet anyway.
The case for my Cecilio CVN-200
The Cecilio CVN-200 itself
I apologize for not providing higher quality photos, I’m hoping to preserve my bandwidth in the long run.
In other news, I might audition for the private lessons offered by RIT for orchestra violinists. Maybe, just maybe, they’ll let a soloist take that course…obviously, Karine is not a soloist, so I won’t be getting as much out of it as I could elsewhere.
GL :)
I fail at every instrument I’ve ever tried. :P
You’re lucky though, I want to learn how to plan the violin or something similar. How expensive was it?
I apologize for being so inactive lately,
my life has been crazy and time consuming :P
ttyl
Hey! What instruments have you tried?
My violin cost about $100. I had to buy books and peg drops so it comes to about $140, all inclusive. Not that expensive for a decently playable violin.
Although I admit that the one I used to rent was way better and I should be saving up for that…