Cremona SV-175
Cremona's longest-running student violin outfit — described by the brand as its top-selling student model for over 30 years — built with a solid spruce top and maple back and set up at the company's US workshop, per the manufacturer's own listing. Despite the name, Cremona is a US brand, not an instrument made in Cremona, Italy.
Cremona's longest-running student violin outfit — described by the brand as its top-selling student model for over 30 years — built with a solid spruce top and maple back and set up at the company's US workshop, per the manufacturer's own listing. Despite the name, Cremona is a US brand, not an instrument made in Cremona, Italy. Suited to beginner-through-early-student players wanting solid-wood construction from a long-established US student-violin brand.
Key specifications
| Manufacturer | Cremona |
|---|---|
| Product status | Current |
| Top | Solid spruce (hand-carved) |
| Back | Solid maple (hand-carved) |
| Fittings | Ebony (pegs, fingerboard) |
| Tailpiece | Composite, with 4 fine tuners |
| Strings | US-made Prelude |
| Sizes Available | 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16 |
| Included Accessories | Travelite oblong case with built-in hygrometer; octagonal Brazilwood bow with ebony frog |
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Solid (not laminated) top/back construction, ebony fittings, and US-made strings at a student price point; the included case has a built-in hygrometer, a specific humidity-monitoring feature not confirmed on the other violins in this guide.
Weaknesses
- No hands-on or independent third-party expert assessment was located for this specific model in this research pass; the exact country of manufacture for the instrument itself was not independently confirmed.
Playability and construction
Not assessed hands-on — this review is based on specification and market analysis (see the badge above), so no subjective playing-feel claim (response, intonation tendencies, resistance) is made here. See the Verdict below for what this assessment is and isn't.
Construction
Solid, hand-carved and graduated spruce top and maple back/sides; ebony fingerboard and pegs; translucent brown finish.
Competing models
Verdict
Cremona's longest-running student violin outfit — described by the brand as its top-selling student model for over 30 years — built with a solid spruce top and maple back and set up at the company's US workshop, per the manufacturer's own listing. Despite the name, Cremona is a US brand, not an instrument made in Cremona, Italy. Suited to beginner-through-early-student players wanting solid-wood construction from a long-established US student-violin brand. See our full The Best Beginner Violins guide for how it compares to alternatives.
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