Violin

The violin is a stringed musical instrument that originated in Northern Italy, during the sixteenth century. It is believed that the Medici family commissioned Andrea Amati to create a high-quality instrument that could be used by street musicians; the result was the violin.

In the early eighteenth century Antonio Stradivari created what is known as the perfect violin. Since then, there has been very little advancement in the design of the violin. The violin is the smallest member of the strings family. It is also the highest-tuned instrument of the family. The strings of a violin are tuned a perfect fifth apart. The lowest string is the G, followed by middle C, then D, A and E.

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