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• What does "arco" mean in Italian?


  Bow
• What does "arco" mean when you're playing?

  To play with the bow
• Violin came from what country?


  Italy
• Bows came from what country?


  France
• Violin labels contain what info??

  Maker's name, year made, city made, serial #
• What do kids apply too much of?

  Rosin
• What does a tube humidifier do?

  Goes through F hole, sponge inside the tube that you get wet and then wring out the droplets
• Violin invented by who?

  Andrea Amati & Gasparo da Salò
• 3 cities great violins were made?

  Cremona, Brescia, & Venice
• 2 great violin makers?

  Antonio Stradiverdi & Gagliano
• Student bows made out of what materials?

  Fiberglass or carbon fiber & synthetic hair
• Great bow maker?

  François Tourte
• Majority of old violins are what?

  Catalogued
• Viola sizes?

  Junior (13.5 to 14 in), Intermediate (14 in), and Standard (15-16.5 in)
• Strads usually have what?

  Nicknames (such as The Hellier, Betts, Sarasate)
• Violin sizes?

  4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/10, 7/8, & 1/16
• Rod inside the violin called wht?

  Sound post
• Violin ranges?

  G below staff to beginner: high B, intermediate: E, advanced: HIGH G (far above staff)
• Violin strings go?

  EADG
• Viola goes?

  ADGC
• Modern violins are usually?


  Handmade
• Children's violins are made where & in what country?


  Factories (usually in China)
• Mutes are made of what material, sit where, and affect the sound how?


  Usually made of rubber, sit on bridge, makes sound less direct but doesn't entirely silence it
• Consordino means?


  With mute
• Why shouldn't you touch bow hair?

  Oil from skin creates a smooth spot on bow that doesn't grip the strings
• What is a false string?


  String that is going out of "true;" when bow comes off of string, the pitch wavers. Happens when strings are old
• How do you test a string to see if it is true or false?

  Hold down other three strings so they don't resonate
• Best bow hair comes from what type of horse?


  Siberian
• Function of the frog is to what?


  Hold the hair and (with the screw) tighten and loosen it
• What is the purpose of the grip?


  Provides a surface to place the first and second fingers when holding bow
• Turning the screw button does what?


  Tightens and loosens hair
• Body of the violin contains what?


  Top, back and ribs
• Top of the violin is called what?


  Top
• Bottom of the violin is called what?


  Back
• What is the purpose of the F holes?


  Allow vibrations to come from the instrument
• What is the bass bar?


  Piece of spruce glued to the top, in line with the left foot of the bridge
• What is the purpose of the bass bar?


  Reinforces the top of the instrument
• What is the decorative line of wood that outlines the instrument?

  Purfling
• What part of the violin matches the grain of the back, made in six pieces?


  Ribs
• What are the outward curved top and bottom sections of any stringed instrument?

  Bouts