Violin

There are tutorials how to play the violin. You can purchase the cds online and one of the sites offering this is http://play-violin.net. You can play like a master in due time.

You really should not do this.

Instead take it to a violin repair person and get their opinion if the instrument's value will go down if you refinish it yourself.

If they tell you it is a low value then go ahead and do it. The odds are you have a factory made violin that was mass-produced and is low quality. But there is always the chance that it might be a better quality instrument that has fallen into disrepair and refinishing it would kill the chance of selling it for what it is worth.

Hope that this helps.

As a violin teacher, I will happily say, Not Enough!!

It really does depend on your form of employment, whether peripatetic or full time post in a school/conservatoire. Also whether you are employed by a company (such as a supplier of peri teachers) or a state/LEA.

The musicians union rate for instrumental teaching is around £25.00 an hour minimum, but as the MU is really a toothless tiger, we often have to accept much lower rates when not working as self employed.

Most violin teachers will not make more than £13,000 - £15,000 PA from teaching (and that is on the highest end) but the majority of us do other work to supplement our income such as performing in pit orchestras, quartets, chamber ensembles etc.

There are exceptions to this, some of the greatest performers also offer lessons, when it comes to rates for these few, the sky is the limit.

(I)t depends on what (yo)u demand, how good (yo)u are, or where (yo)u work. private lessons usually are 35-40 dollars for an hour and 14 to 20 dollars for a half an hour.

My name is Michael Sanchez and I am a full-time teacher in Michigan. I don't have any sort of teaching degree, but did go to school for business (didn't graduate). I started off advertising online and began starting to get about 85% of my students from ads online. I now have about 65 private students and also have 2 other teachers that are working for me teaching violin. I charge $25/half hour and $45/hour although I started with lower rates. I have certainly mastered the art of teaching by balancing a lot of elements to keep students interested and very importantly staying organized. I have a very detailed spreadsheet where I keep track of all students. My current income from just teaching alone grossed about 65K this year.

I also run a website where I sell DVDs about learning to play violin and online memberships. The website is located at http://www.violintutorpro.com. I am currently making about 2.5K a month on this site. So in total my violin business is making about 80K/year, and I project this to grow over 6 figures next year!

It is worth finding an experienced dealer in fine violins to look at it. Preferably several.

Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gaspara da Salo, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati families from 16th to the 18th century.

You use the bow just as much as you would on a violin. You can do plain bowing, or spaccato (bounce the bow) or col legno [col leno] (Use the wood to either strike the wood or pull across as you would the hair side.)

The structure of a guitar is divided into two parts: the neck and the body. The neck contains the fretboard, frets, position markers and the tuning pegs on the headstock. The body has the bridge with saddle which anchors the strings, a pick guard and a sound hole that resonates the vibrations of the plucked strings when played.

Apparently only 1700 Gibson Les Paul Standards were made in 1959. These guitars are probably the most sought after guitars in the world, so if you have one, get it checked out for authenticity. If it's an original it could be worth upwards of £200000

Depends how much youre willing to spend but synthetic strings give a better quality sound

To reader,

There are two ways the first one is pluck which is when you put your finger at the end of a string and let it go when it makes a noise be carefull you dont brake a string off.

The second way is the bow where you swift along the string with it's not that easy you have a bow hold and you have to press down a bit hard.

It is generally accepted that Stradivarius made what are now the most expensive violins.

Yes....... Come on I hope you worded this wrong cause yeah alot of people know how

A violist is someone that plays the viola. There isn't really the opposite of that other than someone that doesn't play the viola.

Italy.
It came from Italy where Andrea Amati created it in the 1500s.

A person who plays the violin is called a violinist or a fiddler.

A violin has many parts. The body is made out of wood which is most often Maple. The fingerboard, chin-rest and pegs are made out of Ebony. The strings themselves can be made out of a type of metal such as copper. I found the following website to be helpful: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Violin.html I hope this information helps!

J'Anna Jacoby.

Very much so. Especially, in the later part of the Renaissance. The rebec was used in the transition from the medieval to the renaissance but once the violin was introduced the rebec was displaced rather quickly. Check out the recordings of "the Kings Noise"

I believe the violin stick you are talking about is called a bow. Usually bows are made out of wood and horsehair. When the horsehair is drawn across the string, the violin will produce sound (if rosin is on the horsehair). The wood of the bow basically keeps the horsehair tight and provides a place for the musician to grip the bow. I hope this answers your question.

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A silent electric violin produces the same sound as an electric guitar. It isn't as loud as an acoustic violin, but isn't silent.

nothing of the above is a string instrument which is played with a bow

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a string percussion:the greek (santouri)

Most people classify the violin as a string instrument.

It depends on who you are. If you like the sound of a cello play a cello. If you like flutes play a flute. Both are wonderful instruments.

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To be honest I think the Cello is better because it is easier to play even if the sound you make is not in tune.

Virtually all of Antonio Stradivarius' instruments that were built during what's considered his 'Golden Age' are known - either their current whereabouts or whether or not they were stolen at some point in history from the owner of the instrument. All Stradivarius instruments have provenance (it can be historically traced to the maker and previous owners).

There are several Stradivari instruments that are still missing after being stolen or lost, and it's always possible to find one - one such violin was found to be in use by an amateur violinist. There of course were no charges filed, and a settlement was reached. But the best way to know is to contact the Stradivari Society.

Given the small number of known Stradivari instruments (about 700) and the small number of those still missing, the odds of finding one of those missing instruments are pretty long. Since many manufacturers over the years, as well as forgers, have made copies and called them Stradivarius, it's more likely to have a copy than an original.