With a Line, Equinox or 3Dvarius electric violin They allow for greater accuracy when reaching the target note.

If your classical violin has fine tuners at the tailpiece (see image below), use them to adjust the pitch.

Once you have found the target note, push the tuning peg back into its place so that it locks and holds the string.

Some people recommend lubricating the tuning pegs with soap, nevertheless ask your luthier for advice before you start… The tuning pegs may be stuck, which is not ideal for a first tuning. If the tuning pegs are too hard, and it is impossible for you to tune your violin, you will have to visit your luthier. It may happen that the tuning pegs are difficult to turn. Pay attention to the rotation direction of the tuning pegs. Test the sound produced by the string by plucking it with your finger.

Slightly loose the tuning peg from the string you want to tune.

Sit down and place the instrument in front of you on your lap. We think that the sitting position seems more appropriate for a beginner.

You can tune a classical violin while sitting or in playing position.

Choose one of the tools to tune your instrument.

If you need to change the strings of your violin, please refer to our article: How to replace the strings of a violin? With a classical violin We consider that the strings are already well installed and wound around your tuning pegs or machine heads. And yet with a little practice, tuning your violin is nothing but child’s play! The fear of breaking a rope is very real. Many beginner violinists are uncomfortable when their tuning pegs have to be turned and they squeal loudly. But the way to achieve it will be different from one to the other. Well, it’s certainly not a given for everyone! But if you have perfect pitch, then there’s no need to use any of these tools! Trust your hearing!ĭo you know what is perfect pitch ? And do you have this rare ability? How to tune your violin?įinal goal stays: the tuning of your violin.

Besides, it’s quite practical in the middle of a concert if you happen to feel that a string has slightly detuned you just have to select it between two songs and discreetly re-tune your instrument. Once your electric violin is plugged in, just select it to tune your violin. An effects pedal or a multi-effects pedal.Of course, this only works if the other instrument is well tuned on the desired reference note. At 3Dvarius, we use a small application of this type to perceive the A and then tune each string. Alternatively, download a piano application and refer to its A note. The mobile phone is now the device you always have in your pocket. You must be able to clearly define the note you hear in order to be able to find it with your violin. It is in a way the tuner of the old days and opportunities are rare to see a musician use one to tune.

They also offer different types of tuning: simultaneous (several strings at the same time) or chromatic (string by string).įor a beginner, the tuner is probably the easiest tool to use. Tuners generally allow you to tune several instruments: guitars, ukuleles, violins, etc. There are clip-on tuners that are fixed directly to the instrument, or small boxes that can be placed near the instrument. The tuner has become an essential tool for any musician.

There are dozens of possibilities available to help you tune your instrument and set your ear on the note A which, once found, allows you to tune the following strings. Actually, it’s the viola string! What to tune your instrument with?

If you use a 5-string violin, the 5th string is the C string (or Do), lower-pitched than the usual G string. Conversely, the rightmost string will be E (or Mi), and will be the highest. On a violin, and if you observe it laid flat from the front on a table, the leftmost string will be the G (or Sol), which is also the lowest string. They are classified from the lowest to the highest frequency, or from the lowest to the highest string. The higher the frequency, the higher the notes will be. The table on the right lists the string frequencies of the bowed string instruments: violin, viola, cello and double bass. Unless there is a musical specificity that requires a different frequency, this is the case with baroque music, which uses a lower frequency.ĭo you know why musical instruments are tuned to the key of A? We explained in a previous article why musical instruments are tuned to the key of A? The tuning of an instrument is always based on an A (or La) to 440Hz.

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