The violin was pretty much okay for the price. However the bow was in a very bad condition. Maybe some gum had fallen on the bow hairs while construction, as they were stuck together. When I tried to separate the hairs, many of them broke. moreover, many of the hairs were longer and were not getting tightned when I tightened the bow. So some just stayed hanging. I had to buy another bow separately from amazon as this bow was unusable.