The Original Hill Violin Cleaner and Polish

It came in a surprisingly large box with lots of padding inside, and was wrapped with bubble wrap so tightly it was hard to get open! It does smell a bit at first, a floral scent, and leaves little wipe marks kind of like fingerprints. This is because you have to wipe it off as well for it to work. Overall, it’s an amazing polish and I would get it again once I run out!!

Got an amazing deal on an antique violin on Facebook Marketplace, but it needed some work to get it playable again. Likely hadn't been cleaned for decades. This cleaner did an amazing job of restoring the color and finish while also leaving a nice shine. I was also surprised that it seems to have removed all but the deepest scratches. Has a bit of a strong smell, but it's not overpowering. A little bit of the cleaner goes a long way so this small bottle should last forever.

Five stars. Really excellent cleaner and completely safe for varnished instruments. This came badly packaged by Amazon -a little glass bottle just rolling around in an egregiously oversized box with no protective packaging inside-but it was not damaged. I won’t deduct a star because this wasn’t the Hill company’s fault-it was a Prime box. This polish worked like a charm on my violin! My violin wasn’t horribly dirty or anything, but for everyday cleaning it is great. I used a soft rag to clean it. I have also used it on a couple of my students’ instruments that really needed a polishing and it perfectly did the trick. It does not leave the instrument shiny, but it does do a nice deep cleaning and you can tell a big difference when you’re done. I also like the smell of it very much-not very strong, woody with a kind of faintly floral after-scent.

Smells nice like linseed or sesame oil. Leaves a brilliant finish and makes the fingerboard smooth for efficient playing. Restores original varnish. Removes gunk (especially when using it on fretted instruments where dirt builds up next to frets). Removes damage from other products. Overall, great product.

This stuff is great. My fiddle was looking dingy and ugly after a couple of years of heavy use. I play outdoors in the summer, and it's humid and I sweat, etc. (The fiddle is over 100 years old, so there is that too.) A little tiny bit dabbed on a soft cloth and gently rubbed does the trick. Work in very small sections, a couple of square inches at a time. Then buff the whole thing with a clean soft cloth. Next time I will do this when I change strings, to make it easier to do. Just have to make sure the sound post doesn't get knocked down while I'm handling it :)

This happens to be one of the go to cleaners/ polishes outside of pitch and spirits it’s good.

I bought this product for the maintenance of my violin and i have to say that it does the job very well. The bottle is really small, but you will need not more than one drop to clean the whole surface, so it is going to last almost forever. Just be careful to drop it on a fabric and not directly on the violin and you will see the results immediately. It cleans perfectly, leaving the surface so smooth and shiny. Effective and gentle. The smell can be a little strong, but it goes away very fast, so is not a problem. Recommended!

I wish I had taken a before and after but I was too excited to clean my violin. My violin had accumulated a large amount of dirt and this was amazing and it looks good as new! I would like to note that my violin has a matte finish and when my friend, who has a glossy varnish viola, used it it stripped away some of the shine in the varnish. I am now skeptical to use it on my glossy instruments but it worked wonders on the matte