A very good one. Brand new, well varnished and beautiful body. The sound is very solid, excellent echo in a concert or recording room. The wood colour is light and shining, less feeling of antique for me. Well set screws for fine tuning for E string, the pegs are great to use as well.
One thing need to note is, the violin that I received DOES have its chinrest with, whereas there is no chinrest in the preview picture. I am happy with the chinrest and it is comfortable for me.
This one is my updated violin finally get rid of that cheap one. A great instrument can bring me self-confidence and something more than music itself. I struggled in my mind when I haven?t decided which violin would be the perfect one for me, until I chose Hofner and it didn't let me down. I think the strings need to be more ?trained? by the player, no matter in Dominant or any other, I feel like I am going to spend time to familiar with strings, maybe looking for a better bow.
Overall I am satisfied with the violin, it would be a good choice for an experienced musician!