If you are interested in the violin, its history or the basics on how to play it, the following questions and answers will prove to be useful. These are the most basic questions about the violin and how it functions, its history and also how this beautiful and melodic instrument is played. Keep reading for some basic information and an introduction to the acoustic violin.
Q: What is a violin?
A: A violin is a bowed and stringed musical instrument with four total tuned strings. The violin's body consists of a bridge, a sound post, a peg box, a chin rest, a finger board, a bass bar, a tail piece, a belly, sound holes and a back.
Q: Who were the greatest creators of violins in the history of the instrument?
A: Some of the most well known and earliest noted makers of violins to date include Andrea Amati, Giuseppe Guarneri, Jacob Stainer of Absam, Gaspardo da Salo, Antonio Stradivari and Giovanni Maggini.
Q: What other instruments fall into the violin family of instruments?
A: The violin instrument family was originally developed in the 17th century in Italy, and it consists of a number of instruments in addition to the standard violin, including the cello, the viola and the bass viol. The violin is considered to be the king of all of the musical instruments among the members of the family of violins.
Q: What types of different violins are there?
A: Violins are capable of being classified into two groups, those that are acoustic and those that are electric. Acoustic violins tend to be considered as the more traditional types of violins and they tend to be suited best when it comes to novice players. They have the highest available tune, and also they are believed to be the smallest in comparison to all of the instruments in this instrument's family. Electric violins on the other hand use electronic signals and are ideal for the violinists that are more advanced and adept at playing. Violins are also capable of being classified based on their era or their period of development, such as the modern type of violin, the baroque violin and also the classical violin for example.
Q: What woods are used to make a violin?
A: The violin body is capable of being made up of as many as four different varieties of wood, including cedar varieties, maple, silver oak and sycamore, and spruce is also sometimes used to create the body of the violin.
Q: What violin sizes are available for purchase?
A: The violin is one of the most user friendly musical instruments as it comes in a myriad of sizes, including 1/16, 1/10, 1/8, ¼, ½, ¾ and 4/4 or full size.
Q: How much will a good violin cost?
A: There are a wide selection of varying price ranges depending on the type of violin, the materials, the size and numerous other factors as well. A reasonable violin with its bow, its case and its rosin will generally cost between $100 dollars and $3000 or so.
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Originally posted 2009-08-12 03:03:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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