A violin with personality is how I'd describe this violin. For beginners and seasoned pros I couldn't recommend a better violin, it's light to hold, feels well made and the sound though not deafening is full-bodied, warm and clear! The strings are soft to the touch and the Wittner pegs make tuning this violin a cinch! I only have one criticism of this violin and I am being nitpicky the end pin on the violin is a bit ugly and looks cheap but any luthier can change that! Apart from that I can't fault it, it makes any player of any level sound respectable and my regular practice instrument is a Stentor Conservatoire II and this Conrad Götz Audition violin sounds infinitely better!