The Violin

What is a Violin?

• Four strings tuned in fifths; E, A, D, G

• Played with a bow• A Tuned to 442• NO Frets

The sound of a violin• Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Finale performed by

Julia Fischer

The oldest surviving string

instrument is “The King” cello

by Andrea Amati made in 1572

“The MacDonald” Viola of 1719

“The Davidoff” of 1712

Giovanni Tononi 1713

Francois Nicolas Voirin