Violin Construction And Mechanics
A violin consists of a body or corpus, a neck, 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 perhaps a chinrest, either attached directly over the tailpiece or to the left of it.
Read more about Violin Construction And Mechanics: Body, Neck, Bridge, Sound Post and Bass Bar, Tailpiece, Pegs, Bow, Strings, Acoustics, Sizes
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