Cremona’s Novice Violin Collection minimizes the single biggest deterrent for many aspiring musicians: the cost of getting started. While many suppliers cut the price of their entry-level instruments by using laminated or pressed woods all of Cremona’s Novice Collection instruments feature handcarved solid maple and spruce construction. Maximum tone production and a pleasing tone quality are achieved with properly hand-graduated inner and outer contours of the top and back hand-fitted bass bars and sound posts and clean interior workmanship. Each instrument is carefully crafted to be visually as well as aurally pleasing. • Hand-carved solid Spruce top • Hand-carved solid Maple neck back and sides • Warm Brown finish • Dyed Rosewood fingerboard and fittings • Inlaid purfling • VP-61 lightweight alloy tailpiece with (4) built-in finetuners • VP-73 H. Siegler fiberglass bow with genuine unbleached horsehair • C-3907 Featherweight arched-top shaped case with blue exterior and light grey interior