VIOLIN
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Spin and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 6.88
- Spin: 9
- Control: 8.58
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Very unique elasticity realizes new ball-touching feeling. Hard but elastic high capacity blade made by String Instrument Manufacturing Technology. Almost a Legend from Nittaku. Made in Japan.
- FL
- ST
Specifications
- Producer
- Nittaku
- Product code
- NE-6756,NE-6757
- Speed
- Mid-slow
- Touch
- soft
- Size
- 156 × 149mm
- Weight
- 88g
- Material
- 5 sheets (5 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.3mm
Players use VIOLIN
- Unique flex makes it easy to apply spin with excellent ball retention
- Excellent control performance allows shots to land at intended angles
- Pleasant hitting feel with beautiful acoustic tone
- Limited speed and distance capability in backcourt play
- Best suited for loop drives and mid-court usage
User reviews
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Nora (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Spin-focused
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2016/05/15
I also own the Acoustic, so I'll review this while comparing it a bit to that one.
First, at the forehand-hitting stage, the catalog lists it as mid-slow, but comparing it to the Acoustic, I don't think there's that big a difference.
The short game over the table is easy on both the Acoustic and the Violin, and there wasn't much difference there either.
On drives, I felt it was harder to generate speed compared to the Acoustic.
However, loop drives that make use of the flex felt great, with enough spin to make opponents overhit again and again.
I felt this blade suits a playing style where you build a chance ball with a loop and then finish it off with a smash or by aiming for a tight angle.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 64
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Renanos Bright Soft
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corner home run (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Fairly hard to master
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2023/12/22
This is a thin 5-ply blade, but if you ask me whether it's easy to handle, the answer is no.
Maybe it's the surface material, but the feel on contact is a bit hard — it flexes because the plies are thin, yet the ball comes off hard without much distance, so it has quite a bit of quirk to it.
That said, if you can use the flex and time your drive just right when everything lines up, you can produce a uniquely heavy, growling shot. In that sense, I'd call this a blade for intermediate-to-advanced players.
Since it doesn't give you much distance, it seems suited to players who stay close to the table and go for the third-ball attack, or to players who attack in fast-paced rallies.
For anyone looking for a good wood blade, I'd suggest thinking of it this way: the Acoustic is the balanced, easy-to-use option, while this one is more like a violin — flex and heavy ball weight.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Anti-rubber use (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Disappointing feel!
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2023/07/02
The ST grip is easy to hold, and since the blade itself is light, you can still swing through fully even with a heavy rubber on it.
The disappointing part is
the hollow, "poc-poc" feel on contact.
Don't expect much bounce.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TRICK Anti
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Yuu. Cutman (Experience: ２〜３ years) Really jars the hand
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2023/05/14
This blade flexes quite a lot. Being built like a stringed instrument, it resonates through your hand and feels really nice.
I test-hit it with long pips on the backhand, and it had a good ball-holding feel and was very stable.
That said, it doesn't produce much speed, so I think it suits players who rely heavily on loops.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc C-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Moristo LP One
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Loop driver (Experience: ２〜３ years) Wonderful feel
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2021/05/24
First off, the feel that resonates through your hand on contact is really pleasant, and true to its "stringed instrument" construction, it makes a great sound on impact. Loop drives that make use of its distinctive flex put such insane spin on the ball that opponents kept sending it long, one miss after another. But when you play away from the table, it suddenly doesn't seem to fly and feels a bit lacking.
I think it's a really good blade for playing close to and at mid-distance from the table. I'd say it's recommendable for beginners too. It seems to pair well with hard rubbers.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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Black storm Excellent stability
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2019/08/13
Thanks to the ball-holding feel and the flex, it's really easy to put spin on the ball. It's soft, and the bounce is fairly restrained, but even with a high-end rubber on it, play stays stable without getting out of control. Also, the sense of security lets you swing with full confidence, and the nice sound it makes seems to naturally bring out good play. You can get decent speed out of it, but I feel like the ball feels a bit light.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Starbucks coffee beans (Experience: ４〜５ years) Too good for words
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2019/07/15
I use max thickness rubber on both sides.
Drives are quite stable, and even from a slightly awkward stance, you can still get good shots off.
Countering is really easy and feels great to hit.
Since it makes use of the flex, short-game shots stop short on the table while drives really fly, so I think it's easy to handle.
You can also play pretty boldly with it, so I'd really recommend giving it a try.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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