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The Top or Sound Board of the Violin & Its Functions
Explanation of the Types of Violin Backs
Differences in Appearance of Different Violin Makers
About the Ribs of the Violin & How They're Made
About Corner Blocks Connected to the Ribs of the Violin
Using the Fine Tuner to Tune the Violin
About the Tail Piece & Tail Cord of the Violin
About the Fingerboard of a Violin & How It's Made
How to Adjust the Fingerboard of a Violin
About the Peg Box & Scoll of a Violin
How to Lubricate the Pegs of a Violin
About the Chin Rest of the Violin & Its Functions
Importance of the Shoulder Rest of the Violin
About the Shoulder Rest of a Violin
How Different Makers Create Different F Holes on a Violin
About the F Holes of a Violin & Their Function
About the Bridge of the Violin & How It's Made
Differences in Bridges of Various Violins
About the Sound Posts of the Violin & Their Functions
Possible Problems with Sound Posts of a Violin
The Tuning Pegs of the Violin & Their Functions
Summary: Learn about the fine tuner and how to use it to tune a violin with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
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...read more
"Hi! I’m David Kaynor for expertvillage.com. I’m going to talk for a few minutes about the use of the fine tuner in tuning a violin. Fine tuners are essentially little threaded shaft with a large area on top which can be relatively easily gripped and turned. Underneath the fine tuner there’s a lever, I regret that I don’t have one that I can actually take apart to demonstrate, but the threaded shaft presses down on or releases pressure on the lever which is to which the string is attached and then I can demonstrate. Here’s a string that is roughly in tune that if I turn the fine tuner counter clockwise the string loosens, the pitch drops and the string is now lower than it needs to be to be in tune, it’s down in F-sharp instead of a G. Now to tune using the fine tuner I can gradually turn the tuner, my ear tells me that these strings are pretty close to in tune, at which point I would finish the tuning process using my bow."
eHow Article: Using the Fine Tuner to Tune the Violin
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