Mendini 16-Inch MA350 Satin Antique Solid Wood Viola with Case, Bow, Rosin, Bridge and Strings
Includes: lightweight hard case, a Brazilwood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, rosin, and bridge
1 Year Warranty Against Manufacturer's Defects
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Mendini Viola
The Mendini viola has an impressive quality for the price, and is a remarkably affordable option for students who have never played the viola before and want to try it out for the first time. Here at Cecilio Musical Instruments, we understand that students have unique and diverse preferences. To better serve this diversity, our Mendini MA series of violas offers a wide variety of colors to choose from at exceptionally affordable prices. Both of our Mendini MA250 and Mendini MA350 violas have the same specifications and quality, but they differ in the type of finish used and the character of sound each one produces. The MA350 has a mellow and warm tone with a soft satin varnish finish to match, and the MA250 has a bright and vibrant tone and finish. Mendini viola includes a lightweight form fitting hard, a Brazilwood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, rosin, and a bridge making this package a great deal for beginners.
How to choose viola sizes
Our violas are available in 7 different sizes: 16.5", 16"(also known as full size), 15.5", 15", 14", 13"and 12". 16.5"viola is the biggest and 12"viola is the smallest. Most adults use 16"violas.
To measure what size viola best suits you, you need to know the length between your neck and the middle of your left-hand palm (when your hand is fully extended and raised perpendicular to your body, just like holding a violin). Most of the teachers prefer students to use the length from the neck to the wrist for measurement instead of the neck to mid-palm approach. The viola size determined by the neck/wrist approach would be the size that is more comfortable for students to hold. The viola size determined by the neck/mid-palm approach would be the biggest size students should use.
The following table lists the length of each viola size. Find your length using your preferred approach and use that to determine the size of viola to get.
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| Model | MA250 | MA350 | MA-Color | CVA-400 | CVA-500 | CVA-600 |
| Size Available | 16", 15", 14", 13", 12" | 16", 15", 14", 13", 12" | 16", 15", 14", 13", 12" | 16.5", 16", 15.5", 15", 14", 13", 12" | 16.5", 16", 15.5", 15", 14", 13", 12" | 16.5", 16", 15.5", 15" |
| Finishes | Natural varnish | Satin antique | Black, Blue, Purple, White | Natural varnish | Satin antique varnish finish | Hand rubbed oil finish |
| Fingerboard | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | Ebony | Ebony |
| Pegs | Maple | Maple | Maple | Boxwood | Ebony | Ebony |
| Chin Rest | Maple | Maple | Maple | Boxwood | Ebony | Ebony |
| Tailpiece | Alloy tailpiece with 4 build-in fine tuners | Alloy tailpiece with 4 build-in fine tuners | Alloy tailpiece with 4 build-in fine tuners | Boxwood tailpiece with 4 nickel plated fine tuners | Ebony tailpiece with 4 nickel plated fine tuners | Ebony tailpiece with mother of pearl inlay and 4 gold tone finish fine tuners |
| Body | Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides | Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides | Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides | Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides | Solidwood spruce top with flamed maple back & sides | Solidwood selected spruce top with fine grain with highly flamed solid maple back & sides, aged for minimum of seven years |
| Strung with D'Addario Prelude Strings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Strung with Cecilio Strings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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