How do I tune a violin?

Question

I brought my violin home and I can't tune it now..

it's just out of tune completely!!

someone help...

Answer 1

http://www.violinonline.com/tuning.htm

this gives you the tuning for each open string

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

See:

New Violin Bridge Set-up, Rosin and Tuning Instructions
http://beststudentviolins.com/StringCareSpecs.html#9

Has link to free online tuner (see graphic)

Answer 4

tuning a violin is easy,counting on i play violin.all you have to do is turn the pegs at the top of the violin or,if you have these,you can use the fine tuners,i think they're a lot easier.an easy thing to do is go to a music store and buy a pitch pipe. they only cost about $5 or a little more.and if you tune with the pegs be very careful because sometimes the strings may break if you twist them to much.(and when you use the pegs push them while twisting,it may lead to the strings coming off.)

Answer 5

They can tune this for you at the shop where you bought the violin from. An alternative is to get your violin teacher to tune it for you. Music shops sell pitch pipes which help you tune the violin. I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself but to get a professional to show you how to do this.
As your violin is brand new and because of the weather conditions (when your violin is taken into cold then warm atmospheres) it will easily get out of tune.

Answer 6

The violin has to be tuned every time you pick it up...it is not like a piano that you tune once per year.
Buy yourself a chromatic tuner from the music shop and use that to tune it....they only cost about $20.
Use the pegs to get the string close to the required note and then use the fine tuners on the bridge to get it spot on the note.
Get your teacher to show you how to do that. You do have a teacher don't you ?

Note : the pegs need to be pushed in slightly as you turn them so that they grip. Don't just turn them like guitar tuning machines.

Answer 7

First you need to find the correct notes to match what the open strings are supposed to sound like. You can use a piano to do this. Find the G, D, A and E notes. Tighten the strings until they sound pretty close to the notes and then use the fine tuners to tune it perfectly. Be careful on the E string, the thinnest one. If you tighten it too much it will break.

If you dont have a piano, or a chromatic tuner (I recommend using it to tune) then here is an online tuning link. You just match the pitch on the computer to the correct string.
http://www.get-tuned.com/violin_tuner.php

Answer 8

I'm fourteen and I had that exact same problem! It gets really out of tune in cold weather and changing temperatures! You have to turn the fine tuner (little wheel) to the right (clockwise) to get a higher pitch. You turn it to the left ( counter clockwise) to get a lower sound. There are websites that play each string pitch for you. Put that on loud and play your string with your bow while listening to see if it is too high or too low. Don't be afraid to turn the fine tuner, sometimes it gets a bit hard to turn. You have to play with it. Turn it both ways sometimes a lot and sometimes a bit until it sounds exactly the same as the recording! It's not as hard as it sounds! If you can't get it you might need to turn the peg but if you don't know how you might want to get a teacher or experienced player to show you how, since a string can snap if you do it the wrong way, use that only if it is way out of tune. This doesn't happen as much as the fine tuners though. Good Luck! Violin is so much fun! It is a big part of my life!

Answer 9

You have to have either a very in tune piano or one of those tuner things that you can get at a music store. First those big black nobs at the top in the peg box you tune those to low G, then middle D, high E, and even higher C (if you forget start at low G and go up by 5ths). After you get these pretty close to the piano or other tuning device then use the fine tuners which are the little metal pegs near the tailpiece use those to tweek the sound so it matches exactly. So first the pegs then the fine tuners. Hope this helped. Good luck! When in complete doubt go to a music store and they should tune it for you for free or a couple bucks.

Answer 10

you need to know/learn the correct pitch of each violin string, so you can use a violin tuner (violinonline.com)
to adjust each string to a higher pitch, turn the fine tuners (the silver, spherical screws on the tailpiece) to the right. for a lower pitch, turn the fine tuners to the left.
if the fine turners refuse to go anymore to the right or left, loosen them completely (turn it to the left until the string is loose) and use the pegs. (black knobs at the scroll of the instrument.)
to tighten (highten the pitch), turn it upward.
to loosen the string (lower the pitch) turn it downward.
be careful not to use too much force when doing so or else the string will snap.
if the strings still won't stay, then seek pro. assistance.

good luck!

Answer 11

i just tune it by ear. use the pegs...turn them up and down till it sounds right. if you cant tell by ear, get a tuner. first use the pegs, but if you have fine tuners, they make it a little more accurate especially if you are a begginer.