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Yamaha Violin/Viola manual

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    1 V iolin/V iola Owner’s Manual Thank you for pur chasing this f ine Y amaha instrument. Before Y ou Start…… In or der to maximize performance, and to ensur e safety at all times, we recommend you r ead thr ough this manual thoroughly befor e playing your instrument. The Parts of the Violin/Viola P eg Box Scroll T uning Pegs Nut Fingerboard N[...]

  • Page 2

    2 T aking Care of Y our Instrument Please follo w the guidelines set out below to prolong the lifetime of y our violin or viola. Safety Tips Please consider the follo wing points of safety . • T o prev ent contact, always maintain suf- fi cient distance between yourself and other people/objects when playing the instrument. The shape of the bow i[...]

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    3 ■ Cautions Relating to the Instrument The instrument’ s body is made from natural woods (spruce, maple, ebony , etc.) that are held together with glue. For this reason, there may be some cases in which sudden changes in temperature or hu- midity cause the glue to fail, or tuning or performance related problems. Please pay close attention to t[...]

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    4 The side of the bridge facing the tailpiece should be at a right angle to the body of the instrument. Bad Bad Correct Right Angle ■ T uning • The strings are tuned to the follo wing pitches; On the violin, the 1st string is tuned to E, the 2nd string to A, the 3rd string to D, and the 4th string to G. On the viola, the 1st string is tuned to [...]

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    5 Changing Strings ■ Before Attaching the Strings ● For instruments equipped with a fi ne tuner on the 1st string only String T ailpiece Ball End Fine T uner’s notch Fine T uner Fine T uner String [V iolin 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, Viola] At the tailpiece, hook the string’ s ball end onto the fi ne tuner’s notch. [V iolin 1/4, 1/8] At the tailpiec[...]

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    6 ■ Winding the Strings Insert the string into the hole on its corresponding tuning peg and wind the string onto the peg as shown belo w . Apply some pressure (push in) to the peg as you turn it. (Fig. A) ■ Checking the Bridge’ s Position While tuning or changing the strings, check the position and angle of the bridge. (Fig. B) 1st & 2nd [...]