Cremona's Novice Violin Collection minimizes the single biggest deterrent for many aspiring musicians: the cost of getting started. While many suppliers cut the price of their entry-level instruments by using laminated or pressed woods, all of Cremona's Novice Collection instruments feature handcarved solid maple and spruce construction. Maximum tone production and a pleasing tone quality are achieved with properly hand-graduated inner and outer contours of the top and back, hand-fitted bass bar