This was for my daughter in the 7th grade, you get what you pay for so if you are expecting something more than a very inexpensive violin, get something else. It's working fine for her now, but out of the box the strings broke as the music teacher set it up, then it would not hold tune so we had to purchase additional parts to keep the knobs tight to keep the instrument in tune. I read the same complaints from others, bad strings and tuning knobs (not sure what they are called, but the part that the strings wrap around that you tighten to tune the strings) so I expected it, but what do you want for the price. The case is also very flimsy, not much protection offered at all. And ok yea, as other stated, the rosin was a joke.