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The front of a violin is most often made from a high quality spruce, the tighter the grain on this, the higher the quality.
The back, Ribs, Neck and Scroll are most often made from Maple.
The fingerboard, pegs and the purfling (the lines around the edge) are made from Ebony or sometimes rosewood.
The fittings (pegs, chin-rest, tail-piece) can be made of many different things from plastics to Ebony, Rosewoods, Box Wood, Snake Wood etc.
The bow is made from Brazil Wood, Pernumbuco, or carbon fiber depending on quality and is haired with horse hair.
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∙ 13y agoA violin is basically made up of wood. There is different types of wood it can be made up of. Some are better than others and others are crabby wood that you buy at Home Depot. (hahaha) The strings are however made of very thin medal. Some are covered with silver and gold toppings. (mine is yay!)
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∙ 11y agoViolas can be made from a variety of wood kinds depending on the quality of an instrument. A cheap wood will not age well and the sound of the instrument will get worse over time, while a higher end wood well age very well and the tone of the instrument will actually improve as time passes.
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∙ 9y agoString instruments like the viola, violin, cello and string bass are made of "tone woods"-- that is, woods that are of a high quality and known to produce a beautiful, resonant body for the instrument's sound.
Some of the woods most commonly used are maple, spruce, boxwood, pearwood, rose-wood, and ebony. Instrument makers often seek out large batches of wood and work from the same stock for several years to produce consistently beautiful instruments.
Bows can be made of pernambuco, snake wood, and iron wood.
Both instruments and bows can now be made of carbon fiber, a modern composite material that is man-made.
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∙ 14y agoIt can vary, different violins can be made from different types of wood.
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∙ 14y agoMainly wood and plastics
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∙ 12y agoOak
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What is the voilin made of?
it is made of wood, but not all violins are made from the some wood.
What kind of wood were Stanley violins made of?
The tops were usually made from Cremona Spruce whereas the back was made of European Maple.
Who modified the violin?
THE PEOPLE WHO MADE VIOLINS WHERE the Italian people. Long ago there ware like three people that made violins in Italy I forgot their names but their violins where the oldest and the best kind in the world. Today these Italian violins cost like :fifteen thousand million or billion dollars.those violins are very special as you can see.:)
What is the classification of a violin?
Second Violins. (There is a difference between First and Second violins, but they are still violins. First Violins typically take the high notes, and often the melody, while the second violins play the lower registers and echo the first violins. Sometimes Second Violins take the melody.)
What did the first violins made look like?
The first violins look basically the same as violins do today, before that, they weren't violins.
What is the voilin made of?
it is made of wood, but not all violins are made from the some wood.
What kind of wood were Stanley violins made of?
The tops were usually made from Cremona Spruce whereas the back was made of European Maple.
How was a violin first made?
violins are made of wood!
How is violins constucted?
Violins are hand carved of wood
What kind of wood is the mayflower made of?
what kind of wood made out of
Who modified the violin?
THE PEOPLE WHO MADE VIOLINS WHERE the Italian people. Long ago there ware like three people that made violins in Italy I forgot their names but their violins where the oldest and the best kind in the world. Today these Italian violins cost like :fifteen thousand million or billion dollars.those violins are very special as you can see.:)
Can a violins age be linked to the wood grain?
no it can not
What is the classification of a violin?
Second Violins. (There is a difference between First and Second violins, but they are still violins. First Violins typically take the high notes, and often the melody, while the second violins play the lower registers and echo the first violins. Sometimes Second Violins take the melody.)
Where could one purchase a vintage violin?
Vintage violins are typically expensive and hand crafted instruments made with top quality wood. One can purchase these fine violins at the BernsteinViolins site.
Are all violins made in Italy?
No. Violins are made all over the world.
What did the first violins made look like?
The first violins look basically the same as violins do today, before that, they weren't violins.
What kind of music do violins play?
all kind's :)
