It was a struggle for me trying to upgrade my violin. As a student I was afraid of what violin will I get. After a few searches online, I found out that Yamaha is a good maker for violins, and student violins mainly. Getting a violin for this price, without trying it was a little bit like gambling, but Thomann offers the 30 Days money back and this made me order the violin from them.
After I got my violin, it was well packaged, and everything was safe. The violin comes without the bridge installed which is good as it is safer for shipping. Anyway, if you are a student, you should not install the bridge by yourself. Let your teacher or a violin maker install it for you.
The violin sound is getting better everyday. It lets you express your musicality easily.
Thank you Yamaha and Thomann!