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  2. Violin technique - Wikipedia

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    A man playing the violin. It is possible to play the violin holding it in a variety of ways. Most players hold the lower bout of the instrument between the left shoulder and the jaw, often assisted by a semi-permanently attached chinrest and detachable shoulder rest.

  3. Violin - Wikipedia

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    The extra strings on such violins typically are lower in pitch than the G-string; these strings are usually tuned (going from the highest added string to the lowest) to C, F, and B ♭. If the instrument's playing length, or string length from nut to bridge, is equal to that of an ordinary full-scale violin; i.e., a bit less than 13 inches (33 ...

  4. Violin acoustics - Wikipedia

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    The strings of a violin are attached to adjustable tuning pegs and (with some strings) finer tuners. Tuning each string is done by loosening or tightening it until the desired pitch is reached. [29] The tension of a violin string ranges from 8.7 to 18.7 pounds-force (39 to 83 N). [30]

  5. Standard tuning - Wikipedia

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    The most popular bowed strings used nowadays belong to the violin family; together with their respective standard tunings, they are: Violin – G 3 D 4 A 4 E 5 (ascending perfect fifths, starting from G below middle C) Viola – C 3 G 3 D 4 A 4 (a perfect fifth below a violin's standard tuning) Cello – C 2 G 2 D 3 A 3 (an octave lower than ...

  6. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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    4 courses + 12 resonating strings. C 3 • G 3 • C 4 • A 4. res.strings: G ♯ 3 A 3 B ♭ 3 B 3 C 4 C ♯ 4 D 4 E ♭ 4 E 4 F 4 F ♯ 4 G 4. Key-harp, Chromatic Nyckelharpa Sweden Number of sympathetic strings may vary. Nyckelharpa, tenor 4 strings 4 courses + 12 resonating strings. G 2 • D 3 • G 3 • E 4. res.strings: G ♯ 2 A 2 B ...

  7. Violin construction and mechanics - Wikipedia

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    A violin consists of a body or corpus, a neck, a finger board, a bridge, a soundpost, four strings, and various fittings.The fittings are the tuning pegs, tailpiece and tailgut, endpin, possibly one or more fine tuners on the tailpiece, and in the modern style of playing, usually a chinrest, either attached with the cup directly over the tailpiece or to the left of it.

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