Compare: Yamaha Standard Model AV5 vs. Mozart Violins Model 16 Violin

Comparison:

	Yamaha Standard Model AV5	Mozart Violins Model 16 Violin
Price	$988.99 (on Musician's Friend)	$349 (on MozartViolins.com)
Wood: Top	5+ years aged spruce	3 years aged spruce
Bottom	5+ years aged maple (2-piece back)	3 years aged maple
Finish	Oil varnish, hand-applied	Oil varnish, hand-applied
Setup	Professional adjustment to meet and exceed MENC standards	Professional adjustment to meet and exceed MENC standards
Warranty	Yamaha 5-year warranty covers any workmanship issues towards the instrument, bow and case	Mozart Violins' free 6 month service plan

When we saw the price of the Yamaha, it completely blew our minds. How could a company charge so much for a violin? Given though, the Yamaha violin will sound better since the wood has been aged for more years but how could they charge 3 times as much? That’s insane!

So you’re probably thinking: Yamaha violins are probably a lot better than Mozart Violins violins cause they have been around longer. Truth is: there is no difference. Yamaha doesn’t have any violin making abilities that other manufactures don’t have. They just leveraged their brand to sell a product 3 times the price it should be sold for. Heck, they sell everything from snowmobiles, ATVs, boats, to musical instruments. Where’s their focus?