I purchased a batch of Thomann Classic violin sets in various sizes for children at my new music school.
These are excellent for beginner instruments.
A shoulder rest was included in each outfit, which I had not expected. Aesthetically they look good with nice detail on the pegs and with light coloured fittings. They arrived already set-up with the strings partially tensioned and bridge and soundpost in place. No difficulty with tuning any of these instruments, unlike the cheaper Stagg violin outfit which in my experience was tight, and had weak tailguts with a tendency to snap. If you are deciding between the two, choose the Thomann. The Thomann outfits all tuned up easily, no sticky pegs, and are holding their tuning well.
I only took 1 star off because one or two of the bows were a very tight to turn the screw. Not a big deal unless you're a child trying to do it. The bows aren't quite as good a quality as the violins but they're ok for the price. Also the violin strings are the most basic quality. The sound is ok, and it's fine for my purposes teaching beginner violin classes. But if you intend to buy the instrument for personal use, you could easily transform the sound just by replacing these with better strings, as the violins themselves have a sweet tone to them.
I highly reccommend this product as a student violin for beginners up to grade 3. Will buy again.
