| Violins, often known for classical music, are now | | | | 4 or Full Size Violin. A full size violin is |
| world wide. Violins are now played in country, | | | | recommended for violinists age 11 Years and |
| jazz, rock, bluegrass and blues. | | | | above or those with an arm length of 23.5 inches |
| The Violin is a stringed instrument. There are two | | | | and up. |
| kinds of stringed instruments: plucking and bowing. | | | | The following chart is violin size recommendations |
| Plucking instruments, like harps and lyres, were | | | | based on violinists age and (AL) arm lengths: |
| around long before the bowing instruments. | | | | 3/4 - 9 to 11 years old with an AL of 22 to 23.5 |
| Violins have origins that come from Asia with a | | | | inches. |
| good example being: The Mongolian Murin Huur. | | | | 1/2 - 6 to 10 years old with a length of arm of |
| The present form of the violin is from 16th | | | | 20 to 22 inches. |
| century Italy, in the towns of Vince and Genoa, | | | | 1/4 - 4 to 7 years old with an AL of 17.5 to 20 |
| historically both had strong trade ties with | | | | inches. |
| Mongolia. Before the violin reached Italy, China, | | | | 1/8 - 3 to 5 years old with a length of arm of 17 |
| India and other Middle Eastern countries had | | | | to 17.5 inches. |
| already developed the Mongolian Murin Huur into | | | | 1/10 - 3 to 5 years old, with an arm length of 15 |
| three different bowing instruments. The Erhu was | | | | to 17 inches. |
| developed in China, the Esraj in India and the | | | | 1/16 - 3 to 5 years old. with an arm length of 14 |
| Rebab was developed in the Middle East. | | | | to 15 inches. |
| Like other classical European instruments, the violin | | | | A finely made violin smaller then 1/2 size is rare |
| has four strings. The four strings on a violin is | | | | or does not exist. |
| tuned with pegs to perfect Fifths, from left to | | | | A violin will cost about $100USD and can cost as |
| right as held in a plying position with the left hand: | | | | much as $4,000USD depending on quality and size. |
| G, D, A and E. | | | | The violin produces a soothing sound, an |
| Violins come in many different sizes for adults to | | | | instrument that I, personally, enjoy playing. |
| children under under three. The largest violin is 4 | | | | |
