Ktaxon Full-Size Cello, Beginner Cello 4/4, Acoustic Cello Kit with Portable Bag, Bow, Bridge, Rosin, Adults & Kids String Musical Instruments(Nature)

Craftsmanship is a little here and there, but over all I didn't end up needing to replace anything and it sounds great, a little hard to tune as someone who does it frequently, lots of little adjustments to the bridge, but otherwise great!

It arrived as advertised, and was well packed for shipping. The bridge may eventually be a problem. As I was trying to tighten the strings, the low string kept slipping out of the groove. I eventually pulled out my pocket knife and deepened the groove. I may have to get a new bridge at some point. The tuning pegs slip very badly, even after applying peg drops. I may have to pull the strings off and pretty much start over with stringing. I have yet to draw a single note from it. Please keep in mind that I am an absolute beginner. As such, this is a little frustrating, but the price was where I could afford.Edit: It is now past the time when I would have been able to return this thing. It can't be tuned. The tuning pegs slip, and I've treated them all with peg drops multiple times. The bridge is most definitely a problem. It is not a nice, even curve with notches for the strings. It slopes towards the "C" string, and I had to take a knife to the notch to deepen it enough for the string to stay in place. As it's gotten closer to tune-able, it's gotten worse, Yesterday, while once again working with it, the bridge collapsed on me twice. I don't want an expensive and large item just for decoration in my home. I'm thinking if I wanted to keep it, at this point I would need to take it to a lutier, which will cost more money. I considered giving it to a local middle school, but that would be kind of cruel to start a youngster on an instrument with issues.

I think this cello has fantastic tone, as others have said. Very beautiful sound. Also, very beautiful fit and finish. A great alternative to expensive rentals for students. I didn't mind it is basswood, I know that is a recognized "tonewood" in the guitar world, and the sound confirms it. A novice at cello, but the playability seemed fine to me, strings at right heights, etc. Importantly, it holds its tune well. One thing to consider, I'm fairly certain it is made in a laminate style - though still "solid" wood. That does not bother me as the sound is hauntingly beautiful and I have read laminates can be stronger, more resistant to cracking. Plus, it helps provide the low price. Setup was fairly easy and everything worked great. The only thing I'd like to improve would be the fine tuners someday, but, they work fine and do their job. I would definitely recommend this fine instrument for the price! In fact, I liked it so much I bought their other full ebony version, which is also fantastic. Great job Ktaxon!

I have ordered a few, One came with a stain in the neck, other had a problem with holding the A string and and broke two in a month, is very easy to set up, easier to play for beginners than cremona and Cecilio, put some new string, they start with toysh sound but they just kept improving over this months as owners practice more and more. Is al you need to begin, they look prettier in person with very thin varnish and weight a little less, you need to set your Bridge with a a luthier always tho, very nice cello overall.

I've had this cello for less than 3 months and I noticed today that suddenly the neck appears to want to detach from the body of the instrument. To be fair, I can't completely rule out the possibility that this is just a very thick coat of paint/varnish cracking, but the cracks do look concerningly deep.This is after less than 20 hours of playing time, it hasn't ever left the house, and the temperature in here is always 65-70° with no seasonal changes. It's a shame because the tonal quality isn't too bad for a budget instrument. The sound post made it through the mail without dislodging, everything looked great upon initial inspection. The pegs are loose in the peg holes like other reviews have said, but this is easily remedied with a drop of peg oil. The included rosin is bad, definitely buy a different rosin. I was planning on upgrading the bow and the strings but I think I'll hold off for a bit to see if the instrument makes it through another couple practice sessions first.I'll update the review to a single star if it ends up becoming unplayable.

For the price, it's beautiful. I love it! It looks expensive. The quality is amazing for the price.

I’m a beginner cellist but not new to string instruments. Overall, this cello is not worth the trouble and I will be returning it. You get what you pay for, but I at least expected it to be playable. I assessed the cello myself and also got a professional opinion to confirm my suspicions. My largest concerns are that the pegs shift constantly and the strings the cello come with are very poor quality. Because of the constant shifting of the pegs, I can never be in-tune no matter how much time I spend adjusting them. I had to replace the strings with higher quality ones. Also, the notches on the bridge that set the strings weren’t wide enough, so my C string kept snapping off the bridge and fingerboard. This happened with both the original strings and the higher quality ones I replaced them with. My final but less critical issue was that the strings are not able to be centered on the fingerboard. I see this a lot with student instruments, so it’s not a huge deal, but on top of all the other issues it goes without saying that you should probably just spend a little more money buying or renting a better quality cello elsewhere. The only praise I have is that it didn’t arrive with any obvious cracks and the color is nice.

Five stars because I know what I paid for. I bought other strings, another bow and for the love of God better rosin! But I knew what I was paying for. Even the flaw on the body brings me joy! OkayYyy just throw the rosin away but have some back up.