Yamaha V 20 G Violin 4/4

This violin fully corresponds to its price. It is very convenient to play on it. She looks great externally. In a professional orchestra, it is not inferior in its shape and color of varnish, and in many cases surpasses the instruments of fellow violinists who play their expensive and well-sounding instruments of the 19th and early 20th centuries. But there is one thing, But perhaps the most important thing is that the sound of this violin, even after replacing the bridge with a high-quality one and manipulating the soundpost by a violin master, remains completely narrow, without overtones and depth, which we violinists are so looking for and appreciate in a good instrument. In conclusion, we can say that this violin is not bad for outdoor concerts under the scorching rays of the sun, or when it is drizzling. For a good concert hall, I would like the sound to be several levels higher in quality.

It was a struggle for me trying to upgrade my violin. As a student I was afraid of what violin will I get. After a few searches online, I found out that Yamaha is a good maker for violins, and student violins mainly. Getting a violin for this price, without trying it was a little bit like gambling, but Thomann offers the 30 Days money back and this made me order the violin from them.

After I got my violin, it was well packaged, and everything was safe. The violin comes without the bridge installed which is good as it is safer for shipping. Anyway, if you are a student, you should not install the bridge by yourself. Let your teacher or a violin maker install it for you.

The violin sound is getting better everyday. It lets you express your musicality easily.

Thank you Yamaha and Thomann!

TLDR:
This violin worths every cent you pay for. Very good sound and looks beautiful and great handling.

Long Version:
I was looking for the best violin for sub 2000¤ category. I have been to a few music shops and local luthiers where I tried a few violins.

Out of all of them, this Yamaha violin worked better for me...it even sounded better and handled easier than one violin that I tried (priced at the 3k range).

This violin sounds beautiful. It is a huge upgrade to my first violin and makes me to practice more just for the nice sound of it.

It is very light thanks to boxwood accessories and the oil varnish looks beautiful and shiny.

Just a side note: because of storage time...I think the dominant strings that were on the violin by factory had lost their tone...I changed the string with VISION series and it sounded even better.

The only issue is on the G string if you go any position higher than 7th it sounds a bit dull...but this might be because this is a new violin and it needs time to settle down...or maybe I lack the technique to play in that registers...but the lower positions on G string and all other positions on D, A and E string are heavenlike to my ears...

Anyway... a great instrument for the money you pay.