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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
violin family of stringed musical instruments having wooden bodies whose backs and fronts are slightly convex, the fronts pierced by two ƒ-shaped resonance holes. The instruments of the violin family have been the dominant bowed instruments because of their versatility, brilliance, and balance of tone, and their wide dynamic range. A variety of sounds may be produced, e.g., by different types of bowing or by plucking the string (see pizzicato ). The violin has always been the most important member of the family, from the beginning being the principal orchestral instrument and holding... Read more
Violin
How Products Are Made Violin Background The violin is the most modern embodiment of stringed musical instruments played ... precise origins are not completely understood, it is probable that the violin (and its larger siblings the viola and violoncello) evolved during ... Read more
Violin Bow
How Products Are Made Violin Bow Background Several types of stringed musical instruments, among them the violin, the viola, and cello, cannot be successfully played without ... As the concert halls and orchestras became larger, the violin family instruments received subtle modifications to suit ... Read more

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