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Owner’s Manual
Violin/Viola
Thank you for purchasing this fine Yamaha instrument.
Before You Start……
In order to maximize performance, and to ensure safety at all times, we recommend
you read through this manual thoroughly before playing your instrument.
The Parts of the Violin/Viola
Peg Box
Scroll
Tuning Pegs
Fingerboard
3rd string
4th string
Nut
Top
Neck
Bridge
2nd string
Chin Rest
1st string
Rib (Side)
f hole
“ ”
Corner
Purfling
Tailpiece wire
Back
Fine Tuner
Endpin
Tailpiece
Saddle
Stri
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Taking Care of Your Instrument Please follow the guidelines set out below to prolong the lifetime of your violin or viola. � Be careful when transporting the instrument. � Plated parts such as the adjusters, metal Make sure the instrument is handled with care brackets on the neck support, etc., may tarnish and is not subjected to any rough treatment, over time due to the makeup of the metal plat- like bumping against other objects or drop- ing. This, however, will have no infl uence on ping t
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■ Cautions Relating to the Instrument The instrument’s body is made from natural woods (spruce, maple, ebony, etc.) that are held together with glue. For this reason, there may be some cases in which sudden changes in temperature or hu- midity cause the glue to fail, or tuning or performance related problems. Please pay close attention to the environment and manner in which you use the instrument. � In summer or winter seasons, wait until the instrument has adjusted to room temperature before
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Before Playing the Instrument ■ About the Bridge G D A E : violin C G D A : viola The instrument is shipped from the factory with its bridge properly set and aligned on the instrument’s top. Groove After confi rming that the bridge is in proper align- 4th string 1st string ment, tune the instrument. Body top � Four notches in the bridge provide proper spacing between the strings. Make sure that each string is set in its correspond- [Looking from the tailpiece] ing groove as shown in the illus
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Changing Strings ■ Before Attaching the Strings The fine tuner Before you string the instrument, set the fi ne tuner so that it should be set to is in the middle of its adjustment range. the middle of its adjustment range. ● For instruments equipped with fi ne tuners [Violin 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, Viola] [Violin 1/4, 1/8] At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end onto At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end into the fi ne tuner’s notch. the slot on the string hole. From above From Looking fro
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Changing Strings ● For instruments equipped with a tailpiece with set-in adjusters At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end onto the fine tuner’s notch. String Fine Tuner Ball End String Fine Tuner Tailpiece Ball End ■ Winding the Strings Insert the string into the hole on its corresponding tuning peg and wind the string onto the peg as shown below. Apply some pressure (push in) to the peg as you turn it. (Fig. A) ■ Checking the Bridge’s Position While tuning or changing the strings, check
