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product_id: 6219489
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category: "Mendini By Cecilio"
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# Lightweight hard case with backpack strap 16-inch solid wood viola Hand-carved spruce & maple body 

**Brand:** cecilio
**Price:** € 119.65
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your sound and style—play like you mean it!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?**  by cecilio
- **How much does it cost?** € 119.65 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/6219489-)

## Best For

- cecilio enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted cecilio brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **On-the-Go Ready:** Lightweight, form-fitting hard case with pockets and backpack strap for easy transport
- • **Effortless Tuning:** Alloy tailpiece with 4 integrated fine tuners keeps you in perfect pitch
- • **Complete Starter Kit:** Includes Brazilwood bow, rosin, bridge, and extra strings—everything you need to play
- • **Striking Blue Finish:** Stand out in the orchestra with a bold, eye-catching blue viola
- • **Pro-Level Craftsmanship:** Hand-carved solid spruce top with maple back & sides for rich, resonant tone

## Overview

The Mendini 16-Inch MA-Blue Viola is a professional-grade, hand-carved solid spruce and maple instrument designed for beginners and returning players. It features an alloy tailpiece with four fine tuners, a maple fingerboard, and comes with a complete accessory set including a Brazilwood bow with genuine Mongolian horsehair, rosin, bridge, extra strings, and a lightweight hard case with backpack straps for easy portability. Its vibrant blue finish ensures you make a statement both visually and sonically.

## Description

The Mendini violas are teacher approved. This viola features a hand-carved solid spruce top, maple back and sides. Equip with rosewood pegs, chin rest, and fingerboard, and an alloy tailpiece with 4 built-in fine tuners. Package includes a lightweight form fitting hard case with pockets and backpack strap, making it convenient to carry to school or orchestra. Also the following accessories are included making this viola package great for starters: Brazilwood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, rosin, bridge, and an extra set of viola strings.

Review: Great little instrument for the price! - I wasn’t sure about getting this viola because its price was so inexpensive. However, I am very impressed! I used to play viola years ago and wanted to get back to playing it. I purchased the 16 inch viola. It isn’t a high end instrument but it looks and feels good. It also has a much better than expected sound. The strings are easy to tune and very responsive to the touch. The bow is mediocre. It takes a bit of work to get it to the right tension, but once that tension is achieved, it stays throughout the practice session. Eventually I plan to upgrade to a carbon fiber bow later. The Cecilio rosin is good enough for someone who is beginning or returning to the viola, like myself, after many years of not playing. For the first few times, used a flat, cardboard type nail file to scratch the surface of the rosin to get to the point where it would stick to the bow. Of course this can be normal with new rosins and bows. The look and finish of the viola is better than expected! (I got the antique finish). I am very happy with my purchase.
Review: Good for Beginners - I wish I could put 4.5 stars as I don't want to give the impression that this is a perfect instrumment, but it is quite nice for a $100 piece. The first one I ordered had a warped and cracked fingerboard and had to be sent back, but the second arrived in good shape. I've only had it for a day and I am by no means a good string player, but this viola seems to keep itself in tune fairly well and it also has decent tone. The fine tuners are not great, but function just fine. The case is almost as good as the case my fairly nice violin came with. I've heard in other reviews that the strings are poor and should be replaced quickly, but they aren't terrible and if you're a beginner like me, they'll do for awhile. I had to score the rosin with a pocket knife before it would apply to the bow, which I'm given to understand is common, but not ideal (still, it worked). This brings me to the bow. The bow is very poor. Both violas I recieved came with warped bows and I can tell a big difference when I play with my violin's bow. In short, this is a good instrumment with some fixable shortcomings. The construction and tone are good, and I'm very happy with this purchase.

## Features

- Size 16" blue viola
- Hand-carved solid spruce top with maple back & sides
- Maple fingerboard, pegs, and chin rest with an alloy tailpiece with four integrated fine tuners
- Includes: lightweight hard case, a Brazilwood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, rosin, and bridge

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B006LCCX74 |
| Back Material | Maple |
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,334 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #1 in Acoustic Violas |
| Color Name | Blue |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,784) |
| Date First Available | February 29, 2012 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 0.01 ounces |
| Item model number | 16"MA-Blue |
| Number of Strings | 4 |
| Product Dimensions | 35 x 7 x 15 inches |
| Size | 16-in. |
| String Material | Horsehair |
| Top Material | Spruce |

## Product Details

- **Back Material Type:** Maple
- **Brand:** Mendini by Cecilio
- **Color:** Blue
- **Finish Type:** Varnish
- **Instrument:** Viola
- **Item Weight:** 0.01 Ounces
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 35 x 7 x 15 inches
- **Size:** 16-in.
- **String Material Type:** Horsehair
- **Top Material Type:** Spruce

## Images

![ - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dmyujrAHL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will you have a 15" black vioila before Christmas?**
A: 15"MA-Black has been discontinued.

**Q: Is the brown a brown paint or a stain on the viola?**
A: The brown is a spray paint finish.

**Q: Is this a 1/32 violin?**
A: No It's 13 in MA250 viola mendini.

**Q: Is the case a hard case or a soft case**
A: It is a hard case with a zip pouch for books and a handle for carrying. I've taken it through the airport and stored in overhead luggage and alsi dropped the case with no issues. Very durable. It has a soft touch but very firm underneath.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great little instrument for the price!
*by P***4 on July 29, 2025*

I wasn’t sure about getting this viola because its price was so inexpensive. However, I am very impressed! I used to play viola years ago and wanted to get back to playing it. I purchased the 16 inch viola. It isn’t a high end instrument but it looks and feels good. It also has a much better than expected sound. The strings are easy to tune and very responsive to the touch. The bow is mediocre. It takes a bit of work to get it to the right tension, but once that tension is achieved, it stays throughout the practice session. Eventually I plan to upgrade to a carbon fiber bow later. The Cecilio rosin is good enough for someone who is beginning or returning to the viola, like myself, after many years of not playing. For the first few times, used a flat, cardboard type nail file to scratch the surface of the rosin to get to the point where it would stick to the bow. Of course this can be normal with new rosins and bows. The look and finish of the viola is better than expected! (I got the antique finish). I am very happy with my purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for Beginners
*by A***R on February 25, 2025*

I wish I could put 4.5 stars as I don't want to give the impression that this is a perfect instrumment, but it is quite nice for a $100 piece. The first one I ordered had a warped and cracked fingerboard and had to be sent back, but the second arrived in good shape. I've only had it for a day and I am by no means a good string player, but this viola seems to keep itself in tune fairly well and it also has decent tone. The fine tuners are not great, but function just fine. The case is almost as good as the case my fairly nice violin came with. I've heard in other reviews that the strings are poor and should be replaced quickly, but they aren't terrible and if you're a beginner like me, they'll do for awhile. I had to score the rosin with a pocket knife before it would apply to the bow, which I'm given to understand is common, but not ideal (still, it worked). This brings me to the bow. The bow is very poor. Both violas I recieved came with warped bows and I can tell a big difference when I play with my violin's bow. In short, this is a good instrumment with some fixable shortcomings. The construction and tone are good, and I'm very happy with this purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Decent for a starter viola
*by M***N on March 12, 2024*

Let me start by saying this viola pleasantly surprised me on quality and sound for such a cheap mass made product. I've been a violist for almost 30 years, my daughter plays the violin and has been interested in trying the viola, since I didn't want to let her have mine, we often practice at the same times I thought I'd see about something cheap to see if she would want to continue to pursue it before dumping a ton of money into another viola. My main viola is easily worth over a grand so I know what a good solid made viola is like. This viola is much lighter than a professional instrument, however the craftmanship is much better than I would have expected for how cheap this instrument was. The pegs are strong the fine tuners work well. It stayed tuned easily even without using peg grease. The sound, with the given bow is decent and fairly rich. That being said the bow is extremely low quality, and has about half as much hair as it should. When swapping to a better bow the sound was more fluid. Keep in mind a decent bow generally costs as much as this viola so personally I'm glad they put more quality into the instrument itself. Strings are cheap but yet again decent strings are going to run you as much as the price of this instrument so no big deal. I think this instrument is decent enough for a student that wants to find out if they are truly dedicated before spending money on something higher quality. If you invest in a better bow and some better strings to go with it it is actually fairly decent, especially considering the price is unbeatable.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-06*