First off, I've been playing guitar, both acoustic and electric for over 40 years, so I am extremely familiar with pickups, sound effects, mics, amplifiers, etc., etc.. ~ this pickup installs fairly easy. It's going to depend on the width of the body of your Violin. You can figure it out. I placed the actual mic in a number of places on the bridge, on the body, in the "F' holes, you name it, I tried it. I played it clean (no distortion) and I played it with effects. I cranked my amp, I turned it down, I tried every setting possible, and trust me when I say "my amp isn't cheap" .... this pickup is NOT what a violinist is looking for. Spend the extra cash and get something better... as in FAR better. Too much ambient noise is picked up, the strings still blast over the amp, if you try to outdo it, it will just feedback. This is why there is such a huge price difference in pickups. Don't you DARE buy one of those $20 pickups! You may as well just throw your money in the garbage can, or I can give you my address.... anyway...a big "NO" on this pickup. Get something that can isolate the bridge, and I don't mean "has a mic that fits into the bridge" I mean, as far as 'sound' is concerned. You would have a better chance at using a mic in a studio setting than getting jack out of this pickup. Granted, it's "cute" and all, but my Violin is a high dollar black Carbon Fiber Violin. I have a multitude of wooden violins also. This pickup isn't going to touch them. I wouldn't tighten this thing to any of them if you paid me. You notice there are pickups that seem exorbitant in their pricing? Well, there you have it, just as a bow should cost about 1/3rd of what you paid for your 4 string, I believe a pickup should have the same perception. I would be interested in trying the pickup that wraps around the body, but how ugly is that? I've noticed that Kim Bomosori has what appears to be a pickup right behind her bridge. I'm thinking "Luthier' here, but who knows? I don't, but I can guarantee it's doing it's job. She plays with an awfully big orchestra and I guarantee you that she needs some muscle to get that Violin out and above the Bass and the brass. The way a violin vibrates and resonates is going to make it difficult for anyone to manufacture a pickup that will be totally satisfactory. My plan was to use this pickup to be louder than my violin, without the feedback. like I already stated, even with a "clean" sound, there was nothing close, even if I placed my amp across the room with a 50' chord. Just like bad shoulder rests, chinrests, bows and strings, this just goes in the drawer with all of the other bad mistakes. I would do some more research ... like comprehensive research before attempting to purchase another. For now, just mic me through the sound system. I don't like getting tangled up in chords and wires anyway, and if you even think about going 'wireless' please think again. Wireless will multiply my horrid review tenfold. I'm not going to get into radio transmissions and radio frequencies right now... trust me on what I say. Thus endeth my book. Want an autograph?