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  2. Violin technique - Wikipedia

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    Violin open string notes. Play ⓘ A special timbre results from playing a note without touching its string with a finger, thus sounding the lowest note on that string. Such a note is said to be played on an open string. Open string notes (G, D, A, E) have a very distinct sound resulting from the absence of the damping action of a finger, and ...

  3. Violin - Wikipedia

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    3D spectrum diagram of the overtones of a violin G string (foreground). Note that the pitch we hear is the peak around 200 Hz. A violin is tuned in fifths, in the notes G 3, D 4, A 4, E 5. The lowest note of a violin, tuned normally, is G 3, or G below middle C (C4). (On rare occasions, the lowest string may be tuned down by as much as a fourth ...

  4. Violin acoustics - Wikipedia

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    e. Violin acoustics is an area of study within musical acoustics concerned with how the sound of a violin is created as the result of interactions between its many parts. These acoustic qualities are similar to those of other members of the violin family, such as the viola. The energy of a vibrating string is transmitted through the bridge to ...

  5. Violin family - Wikipedia

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    The standard modern violin family consists of the violin, viola, cello, and (possibly) double bass. [3][4][5] Instrument names in the violin family are all derived from the root viola, which is a derivative of the Medieval Latin word vitula (meaning "stringed instrument"). [6] A violin is a "little viola", a violone is a "big viola" or a bass ...

  6. 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.

  7. Five-string violin - Wikipedia

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    A five string violin bears strong structural resemblance to a traditional violin. A five-string violin is a variant of violin with an extra string tuned below the violin's usual range. In addition to the G, D, A, and E strings of a standard violin, a five-string violin typically includes a lower C string. [1] Violins with 6 or more strings may ...