STENTOR (ステンター) バイオリンセット SV-180 4/4【安心の日本企業取り扱い製品】

子どもの練習用に購入しました。（自分の感想です） 全体的に作りこみ（細部）の仕上がりは雑ですが、結構いい音します。 ・本体：全体的に雑な作りですが音はそこそこいいので〇 ・弓：作りはいいですね。5000円クラスと遜色はないかも（見た目は） ・弦：最初についているものは、おまけと思ったほうが良いかもしれません。（交換をおすすめします） ・ケース：なぜ赤なのか(笑)でも収納性はよさそうです。 ・あごあて：うーん。これも交換かなぁ。使えなくはないけど。

Great product. Good enough until I master the basics using Trala app. You need to buy the shoulder rest separately.

初心者でもなんとなく音が出ました。

気軽に始められる方へ。必要十分です。まともに音が出せない人はまずこれでフォームを作ることをおすすめします。10万以上、100万以上の楽器を買ったところで、いい音なんか出ません。皆さんの理想の良い音の殆どの場合は、楽器本来の音ではなく、「演奏者のスキルによって作る音」です。楽器ではなくモチベは上がるかもしれませんが、ほとんどの人は直ぐに下がります。この楽器で中級上級クラスの曲も別に弾けます。ほとんどの初級の人にとっては「慣れ」の問題の可能性のほうが高いのではないか、と考えます。ただし、購入後にある程度のメンテナンス、セッティングが必要なため、先生や楽器店にやってもらうことをおすすめします。ただ、先生も楽器屋さんも、さまざまな諸事情によりあまり奨めないと思いますが・・・

偶然アタリだったのかもわかりませんが、同じシリーズで１つ大きい1/8よりも、大きくてキレイな音がします。ケースもユニセックスで清潔感がある印象で、ポケットも大小２つあって便利です。同封のベルトをつけるとリュックケースになります。松ヤニとコマ付き。さすがに弓は新調した方がいいか、もしかしたら時間が経つと落ち着くのかもしれないので、しばらく様子を見てみます。 ステンターはイギリスのAmazonUKでも多種類の取り扱いがありますが、日本へ直送はしてなかったです。 この値段でこの音質は納得です。

そのままではいい音は出ませんが、子供がまだ小さいので、おもちゃとしては上出来です。弓や弦を変えれば、もう少し良くなるかもしれません。

初心者として、とてもいいヴァイオリンです。

とても安く入手できてうれしかったです。 本体の作り（見た目）は満足です。 が、弓で弾いてもかすれた感じの音になりやすいです。 （ボーイングはうまくはないですが、普段使っている弓＆バイオリンでは普通に音出ています） また、音質もかなり残念な感じなのですが、これは1/16だからなのでしょうか？ 2019/7/2 追記 バイオリンを数年続けて慣れてきたので追記です。 音質については1/16はもともと「残念な感じ」のものしか出ません。 強いてあげるならこのクラスの楽器は弦が安物（恐らく1セット100～500円クラス。まともなバイオリンの弦は、ネットショップの最安値でも1セット4000円～します）ということはあります。 弓についてもこのクラスのものに付属するものは残念なのですが、1/16であれば大人用のものに比べ安価な木材を使っても問題がないですし、何より1/16を使う子は年齢的にまともに弓も持てないでしょうから問題ないと思います。 注意点として、このクラスの楽器は調整がされていない可能性が高いです。ショップによっても違うと思います。 ここでいう調整は音色云々ではなく、演奏性です。例えばナットが高すぎれば低い1の指の音が取りにくいでしょうし、コマの角度がおかしければA線を引こうとしても同時に他の弦の音が鳴りやすい、といった事が起こります。 ですので、レッスンで使用する場合、念のため工房で調整してもらうことを考慮したほうが良いです。 なお、懇意にしている工房ではこの商品を中古25000円で売っています。 Amazonの値段と比べると法外に高く感じますが、上記の通り弦や調整を考えると、果たしてどちらが安いか、容易に想像がつくと思います。

Schönes Instrument und als Anfänger-/ Ausprobierinstrument absolut ausreichend. Ohne größere Schwierigkeiten konnte ich sie selbst stimmen und auch gescheite Töne raus bekommen. Habe natürlich keine Vergleichsinstrumente, aber ich finde sie gut.

Stentor Student II è già di per sé un prodotto consigliato da molti maestri come violino per iniziare, ed io non posso che confermare. Il violino arriva contenuto nella sua custodia, anch'essa ottima considerato il prezzo, dotata di tasca piccola frontale, ideale per accessori quali poggiaspalla o altro, e una tasca grande, adatta a contenere libri o spartiti. All'interno, oltre al violino, coperto con una protezione sintetica, troviamo la cinghia tracolla per la custodia, l'archetto, e la pece, contenuta nell'apposito vano. Quando si acquista uno strumento ad arco, il più delle volte arriva ancora da preparare: le corde sono lente, ed il ponte deve essere installato. In questo caso invece il venditore, Reidy's Home of Music, invia il violino già preparato e pronto per l'uso (ovviamente, dopo l'accordatura, e dopo aver dato una passata di pece sull'archetto). La spedizione, anche con Prime, impiega qualche giorno in più rispetto ad altri prodotti, ma questione di un totale di 4 o 5 giorni al massimo, e direi che il prodotto vale l'attesa. Infatti lo sto utilizzando da qualche settimana, così come è arrivato, e sta risultando più che sufficiente per chi si avvicina per la prima volta allo strumento. L'accordatura non è risultata particolarmente difficile, con l'utilizzo di una applicazione gratuita tra le tante disponibili sugli app store dei cellulari, ed anche per le sessioni successive risulta mantenere piuttosto bene l'accordatura. Come prossimi passi, intendo provare a cambiare la pece, e successivamente le corde, poiché ho letto che in entrambi i casi si ottiene un buon miglioramento a livello qualitativo, ma per adesso non posso confermare che lo studio procede, con buona soddisfazione, con il prodotto così come è arrivato, senza spendere altro. Pienamente soddisfatto.

So if you're here, it must be Instrument Procurement Season for your son or daughter who is starting in your school's orchestra. Or maybe you're looking to learn. Anyway, I like this axe. Why? Well, first, let me set the stage... Two years ago my oldest decided he wanted to play violin in school. I bought him a Mendini MV300 which, while certainly not a premium instrument, was enough to pique his interest once set up. However, that instrument required a lot of love before it was in condition to play, including work on the nut to bring the action down a bit, bridge work, and I even had to mess with the soundpost a bit. It plays better, but it will always be an instrument that is overly limiting. So when kid #2 decided to play the violin as well, I was able to draw off that experience, and it led me to this instrument. As before, I decided to buy after comparing rental terms with the purchase price. Now a fair word of caution...this is NOT a professional-level or even an advanced-level instrument. To judge it on those terms would be unfair and to do the product a disservice. What this IS, however, is an instrument that will not get in the way of a student learning the violin. First, on the concept of buying an outfit. BEWARE of package deals that offer you everything under the sun, especially if it comes at a price point that a simple violin+bow+case only barely matches. The dollars you are spending on a giant outfit are dollars that are NOT going into the violin, and in the music world, quality comes with price. Simply put, you want the violin to be the major price component of anything you buy. That money is buying you better tonewood (all wood is NOT the same...you want real solid spruce for the top because of its density and tonal qualities), ebony fittings (in particular the fingerboard but also the pegs) and good craftsmanship. This Stentor violin (which is a Stentor II) offers this to you. Granted, it's not an antique, nor is it a professional-level rig, but it is something that isn't going to block a student from learning. When properly set up (more on this in a minute), it has a tone that belies its price point. Simply put, it's eminently playable and represents a major value for the money. Moreover, it has staying power...it will remain a good instrument throughout the student's learning path, at least to advanced stages. That isn't to say you have no part to play in this. PLEASE PLEASE take the time to get this instrument set up correctly in the few weeks or so after receiving it. I say few weeks because some adjustments, like string height, are more subjective than others. But main things to consider: -The peg box. The pegs are cut in a cone shape and fit through the peg box. This shape is intended to create resistance so the strings do not come loose. An easy way to see if the construction is sound is to look at the hole in the peg box opposite of each peg...the end of the peg should be flush with the opposite side of the peg box. If it isn't, the pegs need to be reshaped. In my experience this is the main reason why pegs slip. -The soundpost. Placement of the soundpost is key. If it's in the wrong spot, the instrument will sound flat. Adjusting this is tricky and you probably want a professional luthier to do it for you. -The nut. This is the raised section right behind the peg box through which the strings fit (in little grooves) on their way to the bridge. An overly high nut means the string height is high and consequently requires more effort to push down. Lowering the nut will lower the action. My rule of thumb is that the string should be one string diameter over the fingerboard. However, this may be personal preference and some people prefer higher string actions. -The bridge. This is something you could do yourself if you're handy with wood. Mainly, the bridge needs to be perpendicular to the violin body. The feet of the bridge need to be curved so it is sitting flat on the top of the violin. If the bridge is leaning or if the feet aren't flush, the vibrations will not be transmitted efficiently to the body of the violin. Examine the bridge and make certain it's not warped, and in particular that it's in the right location (it should be lined up with the little notches in the middle of the F holes). -The strings. This rig includes Red Label strings which are....fine, I guess. They will stand up to a beginner whaling on them. But for tonal quality, I found best results from synthetic core strings. Dominant is the favorite, though I have a soft spot in my heart for D'Addario Pro Arte Nylon core. Note that strings are not a trivial investment, but it's the single component you can add that will make the instrument sound like it cost hundreds of dollars more. For the instrument I received, the peg box was perfect. I did need to adjust the bridge a bit, but overall and for a mail-order instrument...this thing arrived pretty much in 100% condition. I didn't have to spend hours setting it up. All this talk and I didn't mention the other components. The bow is really quite serviceable and actually has a quality winding. It's wood, not fiberglass, which I think is vastly superior. The frog is also ebony, speaking to the overall quality of this product set. As for the case, it's handy and sturdy, though there isn't much room inside the case for accessories like rosin or strings. An instrument cover is included with the case. Use it. Now then, next steps (and I apologize for this review dragging on so long, but buying a violin is NOT a trivial exercise). Buy new rosin (I prefer the Super Sensitive brand, light), as the rosin included here isn't much good. And even though the Red Label strings are...OK, buy some synthetic core strings or at the very least some D'Addario Preludes. It will make a difference. Note well that new strings (including the ones that come on this instrument) will stretch over days and even a week or so before they settle down...so you will need to retune very regularly over that time frame. So takeaway - this is a superior instrument for the student, and in fact it's probably the best in class. I found the construction to be very good (yes, it's made in China. But it's evidently made in the part of China that doesn't make cheap flip flops.) with no sign of hasty mass production. The varnish was evenly and properly applied, and there were no loose joints, chips, cracks, etc. It has a tone and playability that will not prevent your student from learning, nor will it encourage bad habits. In sum...it's a very good instrument.

Malisima atención, nunca me llego y tampoco se comunicaron conmigo para decirme que pasaba con el instrumento, tuve que comprar otra marca, cuando la que necesitaba era ese violin 🎻.

I got this for my daughter who is in her 3rd year of violin. It is a lot better than the hire violin from the music school and very beautifully made. Recommended.