I am potentially interested in purchasing a Forte3D violin as a backup instrument for outdoor playing, travel, etc. Forte3D made a big splash in the past few years with their cello, and it has all kinds of independent reviews and opinions, and of course, many that are sponsored by the company itself. But the Forte3D violin has been on the market over a year I believe, and it is nearly impossible to find any kind of demo video made by someone who just bought it for themselves — everything I’m seeing is a video produced by Forte3D. I also can’t seem to find any Reddit discussions about it.

So what gives? Is it truly so uninteresting to all violinists that not even one person felt they should do a demo video or post their thoughts online? Or is it just that mediocre that no one wants to take time to praise it or slam it?

I’m genuinely curious to know your thoughts if you’ve purchased a Forte3D violin.…