Violin Comparisons

Compare head-to-head famous violin makes such as Yamaha, Stentor, Classenti, Suzuki and Antoni. See how the pros and teachers rate each violin.
Comparisons are extremely useful when deciding on which violin to purchase. You can see how each violin is compared and how they score on individual categories such as the bow, strings, wood colour, varnish, tuning pegs, bridge, tailpiece, nut, neck and fingerboard.

Comparison between Classenti student violin and Yamaha student violin

Comparison

     Classenti (£42.99) Yamaha V5 SA (£299)

Neck                            7                      8.5

Pegs                           10                      7

Sound                          5.5                    8.5

Strings                         2                       5

Bridge                          4.5                    7

Tailpiece                       8                      7

Chin rest                       8                      8

Nut                              7                      8

Fingerboard                   6                      7

Colour                          8                      8

Varnish                         8.5                   9

Case                            8                      9

Bow                             5                      9

Average score               6.73                  7.69

Total                          87.5                100

Value for money       Excellent         Not very good

Comparison made by professional violin teacher Shamil Rashidov on 07/04/2007

Here is what Shamil Rashidov has to say about the Classenti and Yamaha violins.

Classenti

"An absolutely great quality violin that is outstanding value for money. I would like to see slightly better quality strings and bridge but, I expect this would increase the violin’s price quite significantly. The sound is fine and it is a fabulous violin to own for any beginner or intermediate player."

Yamaha V5 SA

"The Yamaha is good violin overall. What I find strange is that the attention seems to be more focused on the beautiful look of the violin rather than the quality of the materials used. The Yamaha violin could be a lot better if corners weren’t cut on the quality of the fingerboard, strings, pegs and tailpiece. For a web price of around £300, I will not be recommending the Yamaha to my students."

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