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String Instrument
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The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which ... includes the viola, cello and arguably the double bass (the double bass technically belongs to the similar but distinct viol family). The lowest string (and hence the lowest note) is the G just below middle C, then in ascending order D, A and E.A common colloquial name for the violin is the fiddle, and a violin is typically called a fiddle when used to play traditional music. Occasionally the instrument is modified for playing in these styles.
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Always wipe the strings, fingerboard and the top of your instrument with a soft cloth before putting it back in its case. Remove rosin and make sure any dirt or sweat from your fingers has been removed from the fingerboard. Dirty strings and fingerboards compromise your Prodigy instrument’s natural good looks. If left to corrode they will eventually require replacement.
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Some string instruments have keyboards attached which are manipulated by the player, meaning he does not have to pay attention to the strings directly. Perhaps the most familiar example is the piano, where felt hammers are made to strike the strings inside the instrument when the keys are depressed (it should be noted... that the piano is often considered a percussion instrument, due to the fact that the strings are struck). Other string instruments with a keyboard include the clavichord (where the strings are struck by tangents), and the harpsichord (where the strings are plucked by quills).
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The bass is the biggest instrument in the string section. It ... plays the widest assortment of music from classical to broadway to jazz. Although it appears the same size as the cello in the picture, it actually about 1 1/2 to 2 times taller.
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Necks are not varnished on most string instruments, including Prodigy. So the neck is the best place to hold your instrument. Endpins and chinrests are ... less likely to be damaged by your hands. So feel free to hold your instrument by them, particularly if you’re using two hands. Perspiration and abrasion from fingers can degrade the varnish and eventually damage the instrument.
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Many modifications have been brought to the instrument, such as rhythm strings (cikari) from the been or sympathetic strings at the end of the 19th century. Ratna Rahimat Khan has changed the general shape of the sitar, adding a bigger resonator and thicker strings, so as to be able to play alaps in much the same color as he would have done on a bin. Ustad Imdad khan, on the contrary, has developed a smaller, faster sitar.
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