A teachers delight! Teachers prefer a European instrument above all others for their beginning students because of playability and quality of sound. Purchase this instrument and you won't have to purchase another until you go professional. This Molinari TUSCANY SERIES violin is hand-crafted in Romania It features an OIL finish, hand-carved solid spruce top, solid maple back & sides, ebony fingerboard, pegs, chinrest, endpin, & tailpiece. The 4 fine tuners make it easier for beginners to tune the strings. Includes an octagonal Brazil wood horsehair wood bow and a hard shell thermoplastic case. Available in 4 sizes, for small children up to adults: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4