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ARTICLES RELATED TO Playing the violin - Playing the violin |  |  |  | Playing the violin - Playing the violin: Encyclopedia II - Playing the violin - Playing the violinThe violin is usually held under the chin and supported by the left shoulder. The strings may be sounded by either plucking (pizzicato) with either hand, or more commonly, by drawing the hair of the bow across them (arco). Rarely, they may be struck with the bow stick (col legno). The left hand regulates the sounding length of the string by stopping it against the fingerboard with the fingertips, producing different pitches. With the left hand in one position, a continuous range of slightly more than two octaves may be sounded across the different strings.
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 |  |  | Playing the violin - Playing the violin: Encyclopedia II - Playing the violin - TuningViolins are tuned by turning the pegs in the pegbox under the scroll, or by winding the fine tuner screws at the tailpiece. A violin always has pegs, but Fine Tuners (also called adjustors) are optional. These permit the tension of the string to be adjusted in very small increments by rotating a small knob more easily than by using the pegs. Fine tuners are usually recommended for younger players, fractional sized instruments, those using high tension or metal strings, or beginners. Adjustors are most useful with solid m ...
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