Violin

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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 also includes the viola, cello and arguably the double bass

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(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.

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Sheet music for a violin almost always uses the G clef (treble clef).

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A person who plays violin is called a violinist or fiddler.

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A person who makes or repairs stringed instruments is a luthier.

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A common colloquial name for the violin is the fiddle, and a violin is typically called a fiddle when used to play traditional music. (see below). Occasionally the instrument is modified for playing in these styles.

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