I am not a violin-player. We bought this for our daughter as a beginners instrument. The sound is not so impressive. It keeps tuning and plays the selected tones but with no sustain whatsoever. But the build-quality is what surprised me, feels very well built and the finish is excellent. So considering that my daughter will grow out of this violin it feels as a very good starter instrument.
The bow is replaced now after a few months. The horse-hair gets stuck in Velcro holding the bow on place which resulted in that all the hair falls of.