Violins

Violin History:

Although Violins have ancient origins, they acquired most of their modern characteristics from Luthiers in 16th century Italy. It wasn’t until the 1800’s and the Baroque period that the violin began to proliferate with respected composers such as Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach using violins in their compositions. Since then the violin has gained much love and respect from around the world as both a solo and concert instrument, and violins are now played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres including classical, jazz, folk, punk and rock’n’roll.

The Violin is a four-stringed acoustic musical instrument that is played with a bow. It heads up the violin family of instruments that also features the viola, cello and double bass. Sound is usually generated by pulling the bow, which consists of a stick featuring a strip of horse hair, across the violin strings, although plucking the strings by hand - known as pizzicato - is also a commonly used technique to create a different tone and resonance. Rosin is rubbed on the bow hair to ensure its smooth progression across the violin strings.

Violin Size:

Finding the right size Violin is crucial for comfortable playing.

The best way to measure this would be hold your arm out straight and measure the distance from your Neck to your Wrist.

Make a note of the length, check the size guide below and select the nearest size above the measurement you have taken.

Arm Length =

• 58.5cm Plus (Approx): 4/4 Size

• 56cm (Approx): 3/4 Size

• 51cm (Approx): 1/2 Size

• 47cm (Approx): 1/4 Size

• 42cm (Approx): 1/8 Size

• 38cm (Approx): 1/10 Size

• 35cm (Approx): 1/16 Size