Violin FAQs

Violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument thatand is ideal for advanced players. Compared to
has four tuned strings. It consist of a bridge, pegacoustic violin, the sound of an electric violin is
box, sound post, and chin rest, fingerboard,sharper. Violins are also classified according to
tailpiece, belly, bass bar, sound holes, and back.period or era such as baroque violin, classical violin,
Who were the great violin makers in history?and modern violin.
Andrea Amati, Gasparo da Salò, GiovanniWhat are the typical woods used in the making of
Maggini, Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri, anda violin?
Jacob Stainer of Absam were some of theThe body of a violin can be made up of different
earliest noted violin makers.types of wood such as maple, silver oak, cedar,
What instruments make up the violin family?spruce, sycamore etc.
The Violin family of instruments was developed inWhat are the different sizes of violin available in
Italy during the17th century. It consists ofthe market?
instruments such as the violin, viola, cello and theViolin is considered as the most user-friendly
bass viol. Among the different members of themusical instrument as it comes in different size to
violin family, violin is considered the king of musicalfit your needs. Violin comes in sizes such as 1/16,
instruments.1/10, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 4/4 or full size violin.
What are the different types of violin?How much does a good violin cost?
Basically, violins are classified into two-acoustic orViolins are available in a variety of price range.
non-electric violin and electric violin. Acoustic violinsThe price of a violin depends on factors such as
are traditional violins that are best suited forthe instrument's age, skill and reputation of the
novices. It has the highest tune and is consideredmaker, and its utilitarian value. A reasonable and
smallest among the violin family of instruments.good quality violin that includes bow, case, and
An electric violin uses an electronic signal outputrosin can be bought between $100 and $3000.