Dear Sharon:

I am happy to tell you that I have never played such a wonderful violin in this price range. I am very happy with my Salvatore Nicotera, and will use it in my studio as well as when I play with my community orchestra. My students love it too, so you will probably be hearing from some of them soon.

Thank you again for all of your time, and for helping me to decide on the right violin in my price range.

Tom J.
(NY)
 

Dear Mrs. Dee,

I received the Giovanni Stefano today, and I cannot tell you how pleased I am with the beauty of it, and more importantly, the beautiful tone that is already coming from it. It is already sounding better than my 50 year old Roth violin that has been my favorite for over ten years. I can't wait to see what it sounds like in a few years. Thank you for all of the time you spent with me, and for all of your very helpful information, you know your violins.

Thank you again,
Theresa B.
( IL)
 

Dear Sharon:

Just a note to tell you how please Evan is with his 1/2 size cello. It is beautiful and his teacher is thrilled with it. She cannot believe what we paid for a carved cello this beautiful, and with sound this good. Thank you again for all of your advice and good service.

Thank you and we will come back for the next size,
June
(FL)
 

Dear Mrs. Dee:

We received the Casey violin outfit and it was in great shape. The teacher said that for a 1/2 size violin, it has great projection, she is very pleased with it. The German bow that we ordered for it is great! The best one we have tried out, and the others were even more expensive, so thank you again so much.

Peter G.
(IL)
 

Hi Sharon

Sorry it has been so hectic with this hurricane and school and all. yes, thank you. We did receive it this week on Monday and he inspected it and he loved it. Now the only thing he needs is real lessons from an instructor. Do you by chance sell any DVD or instructional videos on accordions, I forgot to ask. Anyways, I do appreciate all the effort that was made to order this. Thanks a lot.

Sincerely Maria
(Haines City FL)
 

Hello, my name is Scott (witheld) and I have a few question regarding a violin that I received from my grandfather in his will. The violin is really not in good shape and the family knows very little of its history other than it has been in the family since my grandfather immigrated from Russia. The broken story is that the violin is one of the only items that came with my grandfather in the early 1920's as he traveled by boat to Canada. I was just wondering if you know how to identify the instrument and what steps I should begin to take, if any, to have the violin restored. Thank you very much for your time and I have found your web site very informative. Note: The only marking that I can see on the violin is on the bridge that are stamped Aubert.

Sincerely,
Scott


 

I asked Scott to send photos of the violin. It is hard to give advice about these instruments without seeing them, however, sometimes a photo helps. It is always better if you can take the instrument to an appraiser in your area, or send the instrument to me for appraisal and or restoration.

Hello Sharon,

Yes, I did receive the violin today and it sounded wonderful once tuned! It emulates a very rich and deep tone. Might I add the beauty of the flamed wood! Sweet!! Thank you for all your help and concern. Patrick loves it and was told by his teacher today that among all her students from multiple schools, he is the finest and fastest learner that she has heard!

Sincerely,
Bela
(AZ)

 

The above was a response from a customer who purchased a Giuseppe Nicotera for his young son.

Hi Sharon,
I showed the violin to my teacher yesterday, she really loved the tone, the resonance and also the high quality tuning pegs. She was excited I bought the Giuseppe. While I was playing during my lesson she gave positive comments on the tone I was getting.

One thing I noticed is how lighter this violin compared to my German fiddle, my teacher noticed that too right away. the Giuseppe compares very favorably with my 200 year old Ruggieri copy. The Giuseppe almost has the same tone as my "Ruggieri" even though the former is brand new.

Jose
CA
 

We just purchased the Gabriel for our 4 year old daughter. She rented a violin for three months. We are very pleased with our new violin. Kaylee likes it better than the rental because the strings are easier to pluck and the tone is better. Her teacher is also very pleased with it. She said she could tell it was made from quality wood, and also commented on the fact that the strings seem to be easier to pluck. Her only concern was that she (the teacher) had difficulty tuning the violin. We have added some fine tuners which have helped. Thanks so much.

Dusty and Kaylee
Greenville South Carolina
 

Dear Sharon,
Our violin teacher has taken a look at the violins and she said that they sound especially nice and that the bow is good quality. I have had a chance to play them a little too and am very happy with them. They are also beautiful to look at! I am really pleased that we found you and it has been a pleasure to do business with you. Thank you so much.

Best wishes
Sarah
Colorado
 

Hi Sharon:

I got it!!!! Absolutely beautiful!! And the case, was worth the wait! Thank you so very much Sharon, I do not regret waiting at all. Everything is perfect, even the sound. I tear up a little when I look at it, because of what I had ordered before, that was definitely crap! I am so glad I trusted in you, and I don't think I could ever part with my Victorio, we are going to bond for life. lol!

take care,
Donna
(MA)

 

The customer above waited several weeks for her violin due to a back ordered case, and bad weather, but as you can see, she found her outfit with the Victorio Nicotera violin to be well worth the wait.

Sharon,

Thanks again for spending the time with me this afternoon. I played my new violin tonight and I just love it. It sounds so even and true across all strings, and I can just concentrate on playing and improving my technique rather than thinking about whether my violin is set up right!

I did a search on Google for my Salvatore Nicotera and was interested to find someone had posted a nice recommendation on violinist.com. I couldn’t resist adding my own compliments in a response to the thread:
http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?ID=4424

Best wishes,

Julie
 

It came in today!!!!!!!!! I love the sound. It does not have the tinny sound like my old violin did.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Chris

 

The above email came from Chris in Fairbanks AK, who ordered the 4/4 size Casey outfit. She is an adult who wanted to get back into playing violin again. As we advertise, all violins receive the same professional set-up, whether it be a beginner instrument or professional...this is what helps our already superior instruments sound even better.

I could not pass the opportunity to comment on my beautiful violin (the Victorio). The sound is unbelievable. When playing, the sound vibrates so much tone you would think it is going to jump out of your hands. I have played other violins and even bought them. My search and buying is over. If I ever buy another violin, it would be from your company.

I also have to thank you for answering so many questions I have had without hesitation. I am very pleased with you and your professionalism that you have a customer forever.

Katherine
Abrams, WI
 

We just received our 1/2 size violin for our daughter Brittney.  We are very
pleased with it.  It looks and sounds nicer than violins that we have
rented.  She is very excited and can't wait to get started playing with it.
Sharon has been so helpful to us, and we will be back to buy more violins
for our two girls.  Thank you so much.

Tim and Dusty

Greenville, SC