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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
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Key Features
Handfinished by Yamaha's craftsmen. The Stradivarius designed Yamaha VA5S student viola is a high-quality instrument suitable to take you up to grade 6. Crafted with a combination of a solid spruce and maple body, a much more rich and resonant sound is able to be produced. Designed to the orchestral standard, this 16.5-inch viola features an ebony fingerboard and rosewood fittings offer both comfortable playing and durability.
For precise tuning, the VA5S incorporates a Wittner tailpiece with fine tuners. This is in order to make the whole process of getting into tune easier for students. Along with this, D'Addario Prelude strings have been added to create a unique blend of warm tone and durability. Also included with your viola is a hard moulded case, a bulletwood bow, and Piranito rosin.
***Slight signs of use*** It has been quality checked by one of our team of repair technicians to ensure that it meets a high playing standard.
Ex-Demo: This product may be ex-display, have light signs of use, have slight cosmetic marks or may have non-essential parts or software missing. The original box, packaging or manual may not be included. Each item is checked by our team of repair technicians to ensure it meets our high standards. This is a great opportunity to buy a fully functioning product at a discounted price.
Product Ref: 306745
Crafted from solid woods, the Yamaha Stradivarius influenced student viola offers a spruce and maple construction. This design enables a much more rich and resonant sound to be produced from your instrument. Built onto its handcrafted body are fittings and parts of the highest quality. The orchestral standard ebony fingerboard offers both durability and comfortable playing, and the rosewood pegs and chinrest have been designed to last a lifetime.
The Yamaha VA5S comes with high-quality components that you would expect from a more professional instrument. Incorporating a Wittner tailpiece for accurate tuning, getting into tune has never been easier! Along with this, the top quality D'addario Prelude strings have been added as an asset to the VA5S to create a brilliant sound straight out of the box.
Allowing your viola to be played straight from the box, the bulletwood bow along with top quality Piranito rosin helps to improve upon the already fantastic tone of the instrument. For storing and transporting your viola to rehearsals and concerts, the VA5S comes with a shaped hard case that can carry everything you need to various venues.
