Yamaha Violin/Viola - Manuals

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 relate...

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 ■ Tuning • The strings are tuned to the following 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 ...

5 Changing Strings ■ Before Attaching the Strings ● For instruments equipped with a fi ne tuner on the 1st string only Str ing Tailpiece Ball End Fine Tuner’s notch Fine Tuner Fine Tuner Str ing [Violin 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, Viola] At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end onto the fi ne tuner’s notch. ...