These Full Size violins are carefully hand carved from all-solid woods which provies rich consistent tone. Each violin is meticulously graduated to exact specifications, ensuring a consistency of tone between individual pieces. The Palatino VN-450 is one of the best selling violins on the market because of the upgraded features and the super low price! The Palatino VN-450 meets MENC specifications and are teacher approved! This is an amazing deal for a hand carved violin fitted with genuine Ebony and an inlaid purfling (not painted on). They are perfect for students, because they have all the features that teachers want, but at a price most can afford. The VN-450 Allegro violin is fitted with grade A ebony pegs and fingerboard, and an anodized aluminum alloy fine tuner tailpiece that will not break and offers very easy tunability.  A genuine ebony frog bow with mongolian horsehair and student-loved featherweight case finish of this unbeatable value. All violin packages come fully assembled but the bridge is not set for safety reasons in shipping. All violins comes with a full 2 year Palatino Warranty! Please view more photos here: http://www.instrumentalley.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=VN%2D450