The sound is pretty good. But the bridge is so easy to be moved. My son who is 8 years old and is the user of this viola. Many time when he takes out the viola from the case and the bridge just moved. The strings are totally out of tone. Spending lots of time to tone and adjust the bridge. Overall, for the price, its a good instrument. Sound is great and bow is good to use. The case is pretty light and beautiful.