Violin

The older the violin, the better the sound, in most cases. New ones don't have their ultimate sound yet, but they are cheaper. A new violin, well made, will have a very good sound the day it is finished, but if it is a truly well made violin, constructed of good materials, it will always ripen with age and "sing" better as it gets older. It is universally believed that the aging of the spruce in the violin's top is a part of this, but most experts in the field also believe chemical changes in the varnish also play a distinct role in the process.

The violin is part of the strings group in an orchestra, which also includes the viola, the cello, and double bass.
The violin is in the string section, along with the viola and the bass.

Yes.

probably a thick piece of yarn or bamboo wire

The viola is both larger than the violin and smaller than the cello.

It can make a high or low sound with the different strings. If you look up on a website called youtube, you might want to try searching in the search box, and type 'violin' (without the quotations of course). You will see what it sound like. Unless you cannot hear very well, it makes a similar type of ringing noise, almost.

I would say no. NO instrument is easy to play WELL. But bass guitar is probably about the easiest instrument to get started on. You don't have to learn chords like on a regular guitar, but you still get the ease of frets, unlike an upright bass. Drums, on the other hand, presents the challenge of coordination: you have to get both hands and both feet doing different things, all at once. That's generally the toughest thing for the beginner. As you progress, though, drums may catch up and pass bass in easiness: to play drums, you don't really need to learn any music theory at all. You don't have to worry about scales, keys, chords changes, positions, any of that stuff that you need if you're going to get beyond being a rudimentary bassist. So there's tradeoffs. Finally, here's one way in which the bass is MUCH easier than the drums: bringing your instrument somewhere! Breaking down/transporting/setting up again a set of drums is a pain in the neck.

From my experience, yes. My first violin was a Mendini. Others may give you different opinions, though.

In order to judge whether a violin is a good beginner violin, we must make sure the violin passes our 8 point test. Here it is:

-Make sure that the fine tuners (located under the bridge) can easily turn both ways without resistance.

-Make sure the violin is made of solid wood. Please kindly note that many inexpensive violins sold online use inferior woods like plywood (laminated). Unfortunately, due to the tension created by the strings onto the bridge, plywood made violins usually break within 6 months.

-Make sure that the person using the violin can easily push down on the strings. If they cannot push down on the string comfortably, either the bridge needs to be recut or the fingerboard nut is too high.

-Make sure that the strings are evenly spaced out on the fingerboard nut (located at the top of the violin)

-Make sure that there are no plastic parts

-Make sure that the bridge is curved enough so your bow won't play on two strings at once

-Make sure that the strings are equally spaced out on the bridge so your bow won't play on two strings at once

-Make sure the violin is made with inlaid purfling, which is a strip of wood added to the edges of the front and back of the violin to protect the violin from cracks.

If the violin you are looking at does not pass one of these eight points, we would discourage you from buying it. They will end up costing you a lot of money to fix or replace. We highly discourage individuals to buy a violin less than $150 (off sites like eBay or Amazon) because those instruments tend to be made of inferior materials (such a plywood) and are not properly shop adjusted (meaning that you could spend up to $75 at your local shop just setting it up properly). A quality beginner violin outfit is our Mozart Violins Model 12 Classic Violin.

Another mistake we often find is that individuals don't know what size violin to purchase. The size of the violin is how long the violin is. There are four main sizes for violins: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 4/4 size. To figure out what size violin you need, watch our sizing video at MozartViolins.com and click on Violin Tips

Those without strings, mainly woodwinds, brass and percussion.

The piano is in reality a member of the percussion family primarily because of the manner in which is required to produce sound, but has been "accepted" as being part of the string family in many circles.

Gibson stopped making violins after World War II. When the war began in 1942, the company stopped making violins and help support in the war. After the war, they began to make guitars only. Very few volins were made during that time period; i have one myself. the bow is rare, but not very expensive

Rosin is a commonly used material for bows. It is a powdery substance that reduces friction to prevent too much damage to the bow during normal use, but still provides enough friction to produce a sound from the strings.

The size of a Violin is measured by the size of the body only. A 4/4 ("Full Size") Violin tends to have a body size of around 14 inches. As violin sizes are non-standardized, this size will vary depending on who made the violin, when it was made and where.

I assume you mean, highest of the string family. It is the smallest of the 4 orchestral stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), and is therefore able to produce the highest-pitched sounds. The shorter the string which is made to vibrate, the higher its sound.

This depends on the quality of the violin. It is best left to the professional restorer as the varnish is difficult to match and may be either spirit or oil based.

So you can tune your violin with the pegs.

Im not sure but i know that he biult like 1000 violins but only 600 exist right now and they sound like no violin today.

the violin is the highest string orchestral instrument.

Although the Stradivarius is noted as perhaps the most renowned, the most expensive auction-priced violin is the Guarneri Del Gesu in the possession of master violinist Pinchas Zukerman. Owner Maxim Viktorov bought this instrument at a staggering 3.9 million US dollars and decided to lend it to Zukerman to give the violin its full potential.

The word "violin" comes to us through the Romance languages from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning "stringed instrument"; this word may also be the source of the Germanic "fiddle".

Bow rehairers can choose from Siberian, Mongolian, Manchurian, Polish, and more recently, Argentinian horsehair.

The hair comes from the horses tails... sadly, it is often a by product of the meat trade.

It is a stringed instrument which has been around for centuries. One end is held in the hand, the other end is tucked under the chin. The strings are vibrated to produce sound via a "bow" rather than plucking. A well known maker was Stradivarius.

The bow. The hair (the part that touches the string) on the bow is made of horse hair. Be careful not to touch it or you will stain it.

The waist as you called it, or the C-bouts are for the bow of the violin. While bringing the bow across the strings, yo must maneuver it. When playing the E string on the violin, the bow is almost vertical, The C-bouts help to prevent it from touching the side of the violin.