If you have limited knowledge about violins, we sincerely hope you will take the time to read through this text carefully, as it will help you better use and understand this instrument.

• Handling Loose Strings: If the strings become loose during transportation, there is no need to worry — you can watch the installation video to reattach them. After a simple tuning process, the violin will be ready for immediate use.
• Instructions for Self-Installing the Bridge: To ensure safe transportation, the bridge is not pre-fixed. We have carefully wrapped it in bubble wrap and placed it under the tailpiece. Please be careful when unpacking and do not discard it by mistake. You can view the installation tutorial via the attached link and follow the steps to complete the installation.
• Proper Use of Tuning Pegs: Please use a tuner to adjust the violin strings to the standard pitch. When rotating the tuning pegs, make sure to insert them fully into their corresponding peg holes — only when the tuning pegs are properly secured can the strings maintain their pitch, avoid easy loosening, and be effectively tightened.
• Adjusting the Tension of the Bow Hair: The bow hair expands or contracts with changes in environmental humidity. You can easily adjust the tension of the bow hair by simply rotating the metal knob at the end of the bow. Additionally, before playing, you need to evenly apply rosin to the bow hair of the violin to ensure good sound production.

This violin is a handcrafted work created by generations of artisans, who carefully carve with planers and meticulously assemble with strings. Violins produced by machines are identical to one another; in contrast, each handcrafted violin is unique.We understand that you may expect a "perfect" violin with "no small marks at all," but we hope even more that you can understand the stories behind these marks:

• That asymmetrical wood grain is a natural trace left by the paulownia wood after ten years of growth on the Northern Jiangsu Plain;
• That tiny file mark carries the warmth from the old artisan's fingertips as they focused on their craft;
• That wavy layer of lacquer embodies the texture of time slowly settling during a long 21-day waiting period.

These small marks will never affect the violin's intonation; instead, they make it a unique piece "exclusively yours." If you are willing to embrace this "imperfection" endowed by handcrafting, this violin will grow with you: it will remember the awkwardness and nervousness of your first time pressing the strings, and also witness the fluency and confidence in your playing as you gradually become more skilled; moreover, during the continuous "playing-in" process, its tone will become more and more mellow and moving, just like aged wine that becomes more fragrant with the passage of time.