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2. Violin acoustics - Wikipedia

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   The viola is a larger version of the violin, and has on average a total body length of 27 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (69.2 cm), with strings tuned a fifth lower than a violin (with a length of about 23 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (59.4 cm)). The viola's larger size is not proportionally great enough to correspond to the strings being pitched as they are, which ...

3. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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   "Fiddle" describes a playing style more than a unique instrument; a fiddle is just a violin with a slightly different "set-up". Standard aka "Italian" or "orchestral" tuning, High Bass aka "Old-time D tuning", Cross tuning aka "High counter", Calico aka "Black Mountain Rag" or the Swedish tunings: Trollstämning, or Näckastämning

4. Violin - Wikipedia

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   Heads of three violin bows: (upper) transitional (F. Tourte), swan-bill head of a long 18th-century model, pike-head of a 17th-century model. A violin is usually played using a bow consisting of a stick with a ribbon of horsehair strung between the tip and frog (or nut, or heel) at opposite ends. A typical violin bow may be 75 cm (30 in ...

5. Five-string violin - Wikipedia

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   The five-string violin was created to combine the pitch ranges of the violin and viola. Bobby Hicks, a noted bluegrass fiddler, popularized the five-string violin in 1963, first showcasing his modification during a performance in Las Vegas. Due to the size limitations of a five-string violin, the low C string typically resonates with a slightly ...

6. Mersenne's laws - Wikipedia

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   If the tension on a string is ten lbs., it must be increased to 40 lbs. for a pitch an octave higher. [1] A string, tied at A , is kept in tension by W , a suspended weight, and two bridges, B and the movable bridge C , while D is a freely moving wheel; all allowing one to demonstrate Mersenne's laws regarding tension and length [ 1 ]

7. Double bass - Wikipedia

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   While the violin, viola, and cello all use friction pegs for tuning adjustments (tightening and loosening the string tension to raise or lower the string's pitch), the double bass has metal machine heads and gears. One of the challenges with tuning pegs is that the friction between the wood peg and the peg hole may become insufficient to hold ...

8. Bridge (instrument) - Wikipedia

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   On a cello, the strings are attached to the tailpiece and are held above the soundboard by the bridge.. A bridge is a device that supports the strings on a stringed musical instrument and transmits the vibration of those strings to another structural component of the instrument—typically a soundboard, such as the top of a guitar or violin—which transfers the sound to the surrounding air.

9. Violin octet - Wikipedia

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   Treble violin G 4 –D 5 –A 5 –E 6, tuned an octave above the violin, like the Kit violin or pochette [1] or the two "kleine Poschen" of the Syntagma Musicum of Michael Praetorius [2] About the size of a 1 ⁄ 4 violin Soprano violin C 4 –G 4 –D 5 –A 5, tuned a fourth above the violin, like the violino piccolo: About the size of a 3 ...