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Stringed instruments are very sensitive to extremes of heat and cold and variations in humidity. The biggest problem that violins experience in the winter is slipping pegs, which shrink in winter when the humidity drops. When they shrink, they release themselves from the box. Many people feel that applying “peg dope” will fix this problem. [...]

There is a general opinion, even among violinists, that old violins are a lot better than new ones. Everyone knows about the celebrated Stradivarius violins of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which now are sold for outrageous sums. When looking to buy a violin, remember that older violins are not necessarily better. Old violins tend [...]

Violins are among the most versatile musical instruments, evidenced by their use in many different musical genres. Some types of music that commonly feature violins are classical music, pop, bluegrass, country, and jazz. A violin is the smallest of the stringed instruments. Other stringed instruments include the viola and the cello. It has four strings, [...]

Violin The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of violin family. A violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, a term originated from instrument’s use in folk music, but sometimes used regardless of the music played on it. The person who [...]