Music gives joy and entertainment to humans. Different humans enjoy
different kinds of music. Music comes from instruments and the people
themselves. There are many instruments used to make music and one of
these instruments is the violin.
The violin is a member of the string group of instruments. It has the
highest pitched among this group. It came from the European bowed
instrument lira. The violin was first made by Andrea Amati as a
response to the order of the Medici family.
Like many instruments, there are many violin parts that coordinate to
create a sound. The parts of any instrument are important to ensure
quality music from the instrument. This article will discuss the
different parts of the violin and their corresponding functions.
Violin's anatomy is much the same as humans as violins have neck,
belly, back and ribs. It is also consist of endblocks, bridge, a
soundpost, chinrest, tailpiece , strings and a soundpost.
The neck is frequently maple accompanied with a flame figure that is
the same with the ribs and back. The neck has the fingerboard. A
fingerboard is a narrow piece of wood where the strings are connected.
The fingerboard is used when violinists want to change pitch. Usually,
fingerboards are made of ebony because of certain characteristics like
hardness, beauty and excellent resistance to wear. Fingerboards are
designed to a certain slanting curvature and have a concavity that is
lengthwise.
The belly, also known as the soundboard, conveys the tremor of the
strings to the air which increases the loudness of sound over the
original sound produced by the string alone. It works following the
principles of forced vibration wherein the board is vibrated by the
string. Forced vibration allows the soundboard and string to quiver
with the same frequency despite their difference in size and
composition. Soundboards are normally made from wood. Other materials
used for soundboards are skin and plastic. Violin soundboards have f
sound holes.
The bridge is made from maple. It broadcast the vibration of the
strings towards the instrument's body. It forms the strings' lower
anchor point. It ahs a top curve which maintains the strings at a
correct height which allows each spring to produce varied sounds. The
sound post is found below the bridge. Sound post is related to the
bridge in the sense that when the violin trembles, the bridge and
sound posts follow suit.
One of the very important parts of a violin is the strings. Violinists
often carry replacement strings with them. Sheep guts were initially
used to produce strings. Nowadays, strings are made up of solid steel,
stranded steel and different synthetic materials.
Other parts of the violin include:
1.) Scroll- it serves to improve the aesthetic of the violin.
2.) Pegbox- the place where the scrolls ate inserted. It is attuned to
adjust the tune of the violin
3.) Nut- it helps in maintaining the distance of strings.
4.) Chin rest- helps violinist in holding the violin while playing.
These parts coordinate with each other to ensure the quality of sound
produced by the violin. The violin has other parts that help to
achieve its proper tune and pitch. Truly, the violin is a beautiful
instrument which is used to create beautiful music.
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