This is a great sounding and beautiful 4/4 size violin! Very nice.

This is a beautiful violin. I’m so glad it comes all tuned up and ready to play! This is my first attempt at my life long dream of learning to play violin. It’s so nice it comes with all I need to practice and learn. Beginners book, rosin, tuner, extra strings and a beautiful sturdy case so as to when I become good enough I can play at church. Thank you!

I bought the violin for my daughter. She loves it!

Excellent customer service! My child’s violin teacher mentioned her children play Kennedy Violins and they always sound beautiful upon opening the case. Very pleased with upgrades available by purchasing direct.

I purchased this violin set for my middle school student. I am not a professional musician by any means but have some formal training. The violin has a much richer sound than I expected at this price point, handling a wide variety of dynamics and tempos. I would definitely recommend this model (Ricard Bunnel G1) for any beginning violinist.

The biggest issue we have with it is the chin rest. It does not fit either my wife, nor I. It's clunky. It bites our jaws. The leading edge is too high. I put a simple smaller one (from another company) on it that does not extend over the tail piece and that one works great. We ordered a non-discounted one, but they sent us a compromised one. They did refund us $50.00 for it after we complained. When I loosened the bracket to switch them one side had been tightened so much that it had smushed the edge of the violin and the finish chipped off. I suppose a very large person might find the original chin rest comfortable, maybe? Also, I was surprised to find the action quite high and the tail piece plastic. The way the company explained the higher quality of the violin and how each one was set up carefully, I would have thought that it was better than that. We also replaced the bow with a higher end graphite one from another company. It was too heavy. If we had it to do over, we probably would not have bought this one. It does sound nice and it is quite loud.

The violin was packed well, shipped quickly and arrived in flawless condition, almost in perfect tune! The setup was excellent, the violin produces outstanding tone and everything included seems of the highest quality. I ordered the kit and an additional carbon fiber bow but the packer overlooked the original bow and only included the carbon fiber one. One phone call and two days later, everything is here and of amazing quality. Kennedy Violins is the real deal and will get more of my business in the future!

We love our violins and their quality. We appreciate the speedy delivery too.

VERY IMPRESSED. RECOMMENDED. I've played the piano most all my life and decided to try something new here in 2023. I am age 50+, so why not try something completely different? :) I did quite a bit of research and settled on my Ricard Bunnel G1 Violin Outfit from Kennedy Violins. I purchased through the Kennedy Violins website and my violin shipped the same day that I ordered. The package arrived on time and in good shape - plenty of padding to keep the contents safe. The instrument is beautiful, the case is well made, the accessories left me wanting for nothing. I've been playing & learning every day since my purchase and I love the tone of this violin (when I hit the notes correctly - ha!). Warm, deep tones that resonate well. The violin has stayed in tune since settling in. One thing I found particularly helpful was the library of videos available from Kennedy - product demos, questions answered, general info. I would recommend Kennedy Violins. I plan to purchase from them again when I am ready to upgrade my violin. Thank you, Kennedy Violins!

Great customer service and beautiful instrument. Will absolutely use Kennedy in the future

Beautiful violin. I was worried about the sound quality from the price, but it far exceeds my expectations. Very clear and distinct sound. Overall, very much worth it, and I don’t see myself needing a new violin for years. Keep in mind I am a beginner, but my best friend is somewhat of a musical expert, and agrees the quality of the violin is very high. I am extremely satisfied with it.

perfect for a beginner student we made the mistake of buying a cheap violin for my 7 year old initially. She was very motivated to practice but would spend 1/2 the time trying to tune the violin. And even when it was tuned, it sounded horrible. We thought it was just because she's a beginner. After doing some research, we decided to go with the Ricard Bunnel G1 violin outfit. We ordered it online and it came within a week. It was packaged with care and the violin itself is beautiful. It only required some fine tuning and upon first play, it sounded significantly better than the old violin. Also, so far i've been so impressed with Kennedy Violins' online customer service. Even with covid-19, they were prompt to answer and helped accommodate our requests. you can tell that people here take pride in what they do. we will definitely return for upgrades in the future.

perfect for a beginner student we made the mistake of buying a cheap violin for my 7 year old initially. She was very motivated to practice but would spend 1/2 the time trying to tune the violin. And even when it was tuned, it sounded horrible. We thought it was just because she's a beginner. After doing some research, we decided to go with the Ricard Bunnel G1 violin outfit. We ordered it online and it came within a week. It was packaged with care and the violin itself is beautiful. It only required some fine tuning and upon first play, it sounded significantly better than the old violin. Also, so far i've been so impressed with Kennedy Violins' online customer service. Even with covid-19, they were prompt to answer and helped accommodate our requests. you can tell that people here take pride in what they do. we will definitely return for upgrades in the future.

Very nice outfit I am a learning student violinist. I just received my Richard Bunnel G1 Violin Outfit yesterday, and it is amazing. Very very nice outfit for the price. The instrument is beautiful and has a great tone. I will definitely purchase my next upgrade or instrument through Kennedy Violins. Thank you for jump-starting my musical life.

Very nice outfit I am a learning student violinist. I just received my Richard Bunnel G1 Violin Outfit yesterday, and it is amazing. Very very nice outfit for the price. The instrument is beautiful and has a great tone. I will definitely purchase my next upgrade or instrument through Kennedy Violins. Thank you for jump-starting my musical life.

Very nice for the price. I purchased the Ricard Bunnel for my 12 year old daughter. I am at about a year 3 level, having not played in several years, but even at my experience level it has a nice resonance and tone and is much easier to play than my very cheap violin that was given to me as a gift. My daughter is already playng twinkle star on it the first day fairly well for only a few lessons with my crummy VSO. The Bunnel also has a very nice finish and the case is much nicer thsn equally priced violins. I spent about a month researching trying to find the very best starter violin, and I visited several shops but just was not impressed with the quality for the price. I considered a used Scherl and Roth that was about $300 but I'm glad I didn't because the Bunnel G1 is a much prettier violin with a nicer case and bow. The only thing I could find to complain about is both of our bows were not rosined as advertised ( I purchased an Anton Gerard for myself) but that is of very little concern, just a few more minutes before we could play. All in all it is a very nice violin and I would recommend it for a beginner and even to an intermediate level player. My emails where answered quickly and I was even sent pictures of the actual violin I would be receiving, very good customer service to go along with a nice violin.

Very nice for the price. I purchased the Ricard Bunnel for my 12 year old daughter. I am at about a year 3 level, having not played in several years, but even at my experience level it has a nice resonance and tone and is much easier to play than my very cheap violin that was given to me as a gift. My daughter is already playng twinkle star on it the first day fairly well for only a few lessons with my crummy VSO. The Bunnel also has a very nice finish and the case is much nicer thsn equally priced violins. I spent about a month researching trying to find the very best starter violin, and I visited several shops but just was not impressed with the quality for the price. I considered a used Scherl and Roth that was about $300 but I'm glad I didn't because the Bunnel G1 is a much prettier violin with a nicer case and bow. The only thing I could find to complain about is both of our bows were not rosined as advertised ( I purchased an Anton Gerard for myself) but that is of very little concern, just a few more minutes before we could play. All in all it is a very nice violin and I would recommend it for a beginner and even to an intermediate level player. My emails where answered quickly and I was even sent pictures of the actual violin I would be receiving, very good customer service to go along with a nice violin.