Yamaha Violin/Viola - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 3 – Cautions Relating to the Instrument; Cautions Relating to Items Included with the Set and Accessories; About the Bow
- Page 4 – Tuning; Before Playing the Instrument; About the Bridge
- Page 5 – Changing Strings; Before Attaching the Strings; For instruments equipped with a fi ne tuner on the 1st string only
- Page 6 – For instruments equipped with a tailpiece with set-in adjusters
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Violin/Viola
Owner’s Manual
Thank you for purchasing this fine Yamaha instrument.
Before You Start……
In order to maximize performance, and to ensure safety at all times, we recommend
you read through this manual thoroughly before playing your instrument.
The Parts of the Violin/Viola
Peg Box
Scroll
Tuning Pegs
Nut
Fingerboard
Neck
Cor ner
Br idge
Top
Rib (Side)
Endpin
Tailpiece wire
Chin Rest
Tailpiece
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hole
Purfling
Fine Tuner
1st string
4th string
3rd string
2nd string
Back
Saddle
String Tuning Char t
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
Violin G D A E
Viola C G D A
* Design and specifications are subject to
change without notice.
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Summary
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. ...
