this is my first cello for study and this is one of the most affordable models not from plywood and with a real ebony fingerboard. I bought this cello in April 2019 and my teacher was surprised that you can buy a decent student model for such little money. Later I put a new set of Thomastik Versum strings and it sounded even better, although a set of strings costs 1/3 of the cello :)
Cons: doesn’t sound as deep as the more expensive or older cellos, but more than enough for learning.