Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Violin/Viola Yamaha
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1 V iolin/V iola Owner’s Manual Thank you for pur chasing this f ine Y amaha instrument. Before Y ou Start…… In or der to maximize performance, and to ensur e safety at all times, we recommend you r ead thr ough this manual thoroughly befor e playing your instrument.
2 T aking Care of Y our Instrument Please follo w the guidelines set out below to prolong the lifetime of y our violin or viola. Safety Tips Please consider the follo wing points of safety . • T o prev ent contact, always maintain suf- fi cient distance between yourself and other people/objects when playing the instrument.
3 ■ Cautions Relating to the Instrument The instrument’ s body is made from natural woods (spruce, maple, ebony , etc.) that are held together with glue. For this reason, there may be some cases in which sudden changes in temperature or hu- midity cause the glue to fail, or tuning or performance related problems.
4 The side of the bridge facing the tailpiece should be at a right angle to the body of the instrument. Bad Bad Correct Right Angle ■ T uning • The strings are tuned to the follo wing pitches; On the violin, the 1st string is tuned to E, the 2nd string to A, the 3rd string to D, and the 4th string to G.
5 Changing Strings ■ Before Attaching the Strings ● For instruments equipped with a fi ne tuner on the 1st string only String T ailpiece Ball End Fine T uner’s notch Fine T uner Fine T uner String [V iolin 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, Viola] At the tailpiece, hook the string’ s ball end onto the fi ne tuner’s notch.
6 ■ Winding the Strings Insert the string into the hole on its corresponding tuning peg and wind the string onto the peg as shown belo w . Apply some pressure (push in) to the peg as you turn it. (Fig. A) ■ Checking the Bridge’ s Position While tuning or changing the strings, check the position and angle of the bridge.
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