E. R. Pfretzchner A112/cFiddle Review

E. R. Pfretzchner
A112/c
submitted 4/17/2008

Submitter

mattiskim (see all reviews from this person)

Where Purchased

Flea Market

Year Purchased

1986

Price Paid

175 ($US) (bought USED)

Sound

Stuent grade fiddle made in Germany imported by Roth. Sounds OK for a used student fiddle. Got it for my daughter's elementary school strings class. Practice FOR kid use only. It sounded better with the Red Label strings than the Dominants i replaced them with. Sometimes you can OVERDRESS and instrument.

Sound Rating

5

Setup

No setup. I took it to a local music shop [ C.A. House, St. Clairsville,OH] they did a nice job. New bridge and replaced the 2 piece tuners [that cant be replaced with reg. tuner pegs]. I've replaced all 4 of them and then replaced more.

Setup Rating

2

Appearance

Looks good. Thermoplastic case and cheap fiberglass bow. Nice looking wood, a few nicks but for kids very firm and solid [ ex. for the tuners] Nice finish. Spruce top, maple back and sides.

Appearance Rating

not rated

Reliability

Good solid -but the tuners have left me down twice. Once I took it to a weekend bluegrass camp and the tuners broke in 3 days. I had to juryrig them to finish. Reg. pegs wont fit. I replaced them all and had to replace 2 more. If I was using it out a lot I would keep a few new ones [ not cheap] in the case for this.