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STRING INSTRUMENTS Became standard in Italy around 1550, the design
was based off of other instruments. Smaller violins
What you need to know are typically suggested for children and are called
"suzuki" instruments. Cheaper instruments are
harder to play, and will never sound as good, so I
recommend buying the best quality possible for

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d S t r in g Re p la c e me n t V Came into existence in the middle sixteenth

century. Some would argue that the viola is still
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Care, M a in transition to acoustic perfection. Smaller violas
1. Remove one string at a are typically suggested for children and are
1. Only the student and teacher should time called "suzuki" instruments. Cheaper instruments
touch the instrument,  its super 2. check and make sure peg are harder to play, and will never sound as good,
delicate! turns smoothly so I recommend buying the best quality possible
2. Put back into case when not being 3. pull the end of the string for your family.
used through the hole in the peg
3. periodically clean with string 4. turn the peg so that the
instrument cleaner string wraps around it
4. only hold the instrument by the 5.place the other end of the
neck string through the hole at the
5. Always loosen the bow hairs after end of the tailpiece.
each use 6. tighten the string until it is in
tune!
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The full name for a Cello is a Violoncello,
although it orginally was named the bass violin.
Modified throughout time, the cello now has an
endpin, although still not everyone uses it.
Cheaper instruments are harder to play, and will
never sound as good, so I recommend buying
the best quality possible for your family.

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In early times, the double bass looked most like a veryl
large viol, and even thenumber of strings changed with
time. Smaller Double Bass are typically suggested for
children and are called "suzuki" instruments. Cheaper
instruments are harder to play, and will never sound as
good, so I recommend buying the best quality possible
for your family.