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  2. Scale length (string instruments) - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 7/8 violin has a scale of about 317 mm, a 3/4-size instrument a scale of 307 mm, a half-size one 287 mm, and a quarter-size one 267 mm. 1/8, 1/10, 1/16 and 1/32 and even 1/64 violins also exist, becoming progressively smaller, but again in no proportional relationship. (A full-size instrument is described as 4/4.)

  3. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Stringed instrument tunings

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    Gauges are given in imperial measure, either in inches or in thou. Within a single article, either inch measure or thou measure should be used consistently. In either case the unit may be omitted, and again either way this should be consistent throughout the article. Often only the top and bottom gauges are given.

  4. 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.

  5. Joseph Curtin - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Curtin is an American contemporary violinmaker who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.He is recognised as one of the world's greatest violinmakers. [1]He was a 2005 recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program "genius grant". [2]

  6. Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule - Wikipedia

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    Some aspects of violin playing in his day can be seen: the lightweight, concave bow and the absence of any chin rest or shoulder rest. Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule ( A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing ) is a textbook for instruction in the violin , published by Leopold Mozart in 1756.

  7. Sound hole - Wikipedia

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    They proved this mathematically, and showed how it drove the evolution of shape of the F-holes in the violin family. The highest air flow in a violin's F-hole are the places at the top and bottom where the points nearly touch the other side. The effect is analogous to putting one's thumb over the end of a hose to accelerate the water coming out.

  8. Violin making and maintenance - Wikipedia

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    The outer contour of a new violin, one of the more important aspects of the instrument, is designed by the violin maker, and in the 2020s, the outlines of the old masters' violins are usually used. Different methods of violin making include using an inside mould, an outside mould, or building "on the back" without a mould.

  9. Metronome - Wikipedia

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    A metronome (from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) 'measure' and νόμος (nómos) 'law') is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a uniform interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats per minute (BPM). Metronomes may also include synchronized visual motion, such as a swinging pendulum or a blinking light.