What are facts about the violin?

Answer 1

• The violin has four strings - from lowest pitch to highest, these are G, D, A, E
• It may be played with a bow, or plucked
• The strings are tuned via pegs at the top of the violin near the scroll, or the fine tuners located on the tail piece
• Typically, the wood is spruce or maple, and over 70 different pieces of wood are put together to create one violin
• It has been included in orchestral scores since about the 17th century
• The modern violin is said to have been developed in the 1500s by Andrea Amati
• The world's most expensive ever was made by Giuseppe Guarneri in 1741, and appraised at a value of $18 million.

it hard to play got thin strings made out of horse hair
need this speical wax to grease the strings
got tabs just like a guitar
uncomfortable
needs maintance
chin rest and bow
its the first instrument mozart tuned by ear in public