Changing Strings
■Before Attaching the Strings
Before you string the instrument, set the fine tuner so that it is in the middle of its adjustment range.
The fine tuner should be set to the middle of its adjustment range.
●For instruments equipped with fine tuners
[Violin 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, Viola]
At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end onto the fi ne tuner’s notch.
Fine Tuner’s notch
Ball End
Fine Tuner
String
[Violin 1/4, 1/8]
At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end into the slot on the string hole.
From | From above | Looking from the |
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below String | Ball End | |
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| tailpiece. |
Tailpiece | Ball End |
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With the strings loosely extending up towards the neck, attach the fi ne tuners to the strings, as shown below.
Tailpiece
Fine Tuner
String
●For instruments equipped with a fine tuner on the 1st string only
[4th, 3rd and 2nd strings]
At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end into the slot on the string hole.
From | From above | Looking from the |
below String | Ball End | |
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| tailpiece. |
[1st string]
At the tailpiece, hook the string’s ball end onto the fine tuner’s notch.
Ball End
String
Fine Tuner’s notch
Ball End
Tailpiece | Ball End |
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