The Violin Strings

The violin strings today are made up of a synthetic core which a metal possibly alluminium or steel is wound around. The metal which is wrapped around is very thin a delacate but once wrapped around becomes strong and durable. The violins E string is usually made up of solid steel because it is the thinist of the four strings. The string with the highest pitch is the E string it is at the right side if the violin. In order of highest pitch to lowest pitch is E,A,D,G. The E string is the most delacate of the strings and is the easiest to snap, I would know this because on maybe too many occasions I have snapped my E string, and i have only snapped my A string once which at he moment is being held in place by a little knot because the ball has snapped off the end. To keep the strings in place at the end of the violin, a small ball is attached to the string.The piece which holds the ball in place is called the tailpiece, this is attached then to the violin itself. At the top of the violin are the pegs and scrolls, these are the things which the top of the strings are wrapped around to keep the strings in place and are used to tune the violin aswell. In between the finger board and the tailpiece is a small piece of wood, it is usually made out of maple. The bridge is used to prop up the strings so that they are not touching the finger board and it also helps with tuning the violin and keeping the frequencies correct. The pegs at the top of the violin are used for tuning the strings but the little fine tuners at the bottom are used for making the frequecy perfect.