Each instrument starts from carefully selected aged tonewood, real ebony fittings, and the hand-applied varnish brings out the natural beauty of the wood. The violin is well balanced across all the strings and Fiddlerman synthetic core strings deliver a wide tonal palette to draw from. Violin Features Solid hand-carved, beautifully figured spruce and maple tonewoods 100% ebony fingerboard, pegs & fittings Carbon composite tailpiece with 4 fine tuners Hand-carved Despiau, Aubert or Holstein 1-star Bridge European spruce soundpost from "Alpine Tone Wood" Hand-rubbed, oil/spirit-based finish Antiqued wood - dried a minimum of 6 years Installed Fiddlerman Violin Strings (Prelude strings for 1/8 size) Exceeds all Suzuki and MENC (Music Educators National Conference) standards Precisely measured string height for easy and comfortable playability The violin will arrive ready to play out of the box Available in sizes: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 4/4 Included Accessories Case: Sturdy light weight high-quality FC30 oblong violin case. Case includes straps, music pocket, storage compartments, four or two bow holders. Bow: Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber Violin Bow Shoulder Rest: Fiddlerman Wood Violin Shoulder Rest (1/8 and smaller sizes come with Muco SR-4 Violin Shoulder Rest) Rosin: Fiddlerman Select Dark Rosin Mute: Fiddlerman Rubber Practice Mute (not available for 1/2 and smaller sizes) Cloth: Fiddlershop Polishing Cloth Tuner: Fiddlerman Digital Tuner AV10