How to Put on New Violin Strings

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Learn how to put on new violin strings and tune your newly strung fiddle in this free online music video series for beginners.

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Tags: strings, instrument, tune, tuning, fiddle, violin

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Summary: Featured largely in classical music, the violin is a four-string instrument tuned in perfect fifths. It is related to the double bass, cello, and viola in construction and sound, though it produces the highest in pitch of that family. The violin traces its roots back to the early 1500s in Italy. There was a time when violin makers, called “luthiers,” introduced a number of quality instruments to the market. Some noted manufacturers from that period, like Stradivarius, are still recognized today as representing the highest level of violin craftsmanship.

In this free video series, learn how to replace your violin strings. Our expert fiddler will walk you through the intricate step-by-step process involved in changing out each violin string, adjusting the bridge, stretching the strings, how to tune, and breaking in your newly strung fiddle with a song or two.

This series is an Equilibrio Films production.

About the Expert

Contact: DavidKaynor.com

Expert: David Kaynor has over 30 years of fiddle playing experience. He currently teaches and plays the fiddle in the Connecticut River Valley. He can be often found calling music and playing at the Montague Center and Guiding Star Grange in Montague and Greenfield, Massachusetts. He is also actively involved in the larger regional and national contra dance and folk scenes. This year Kaynor was on the teaching staff at Northern Week at Ashokan, NY, for the nineteenth time and at Contra Dance Musicians' Week at the John C. Campbell Folk School for the sixth consecutive year. Please visit www.DavidKaynor.com for more information.

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