I have owned a Yamaha SLG200S for a few years and have found it to be an invaluable tool for practice and as a performance instrument. My son has been playing violin for over 3 years and is really enjoying it. We just moved to a new city and will be in an apartment for about 9 months. In order to not piss off our neighbor, I thought it might be good to try a silent violin so he can still practice at home. The Yamaha YEV-104 seems to be the perfect solution for us. From all we have seen, this instrument will allow for somewhat silent (or reduced volume) practice and could also be a performance instrument for the group he is playing with. And it just seems like a beautiful, well designed instrument.
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