Parts of the Instruments
What is located at the top of the violin? It is a decorative part, mostly hand carved.
What is the scroll?
This is used to tighten the bow.
What is the screw?
This instrument shares the same strings as the viola.
What is the cello?
This is where violins and violas rest their chin.
There are 4 on each instrument
What are strings?
The wooden part of the bow.
What is the stick?
This instrument and the double bass share the same strings.
What is the violin?
These are used to tune the instrument when your string is very out of tune.
What are the pegs?
These are located in the middle of the instrument. It allows sound to come out of the instrument.
What are F-Holes?
This part of the bow joins the hair to the stick and has a loopy-hole shape. This is where you form your bow hold.
What is the frog?
These are the four strings of the viola and cello.
What is C, G, D, and A?
This is where you place your fingers.
What is the fingerboard?
What is the bridge?
This part of the bow comes from actual horses! Wild.
These are the four strings of the violin and double bass.
What is G, D, A, and E?
Cellos use this to adjust the height of their instrument.
What is the endpin?
Holds the strings so that it has a good distance from the bridge. This is where the fine tuners are located.
This part of the bow is opposite of the frog. You play here when you are tuning your instruments.
What is the tip?
The stick that the conductor holds.
What is the baton?
These are used to make slight tuning adjustments.
What are fine tuners?