What does 44 violin mean

Most all adults use a full size violin. Brands include Yamaha and Eastman! Click for details! More than music books for kids are available at Music Fun Books. Bluegrass Fiddle Fun Book. Christmas Duet Fun Book for Violin. Classical Solos and Famous Themes for Violin.

Easy Violin Duets. Easy Violin Trios. Fifty Famous Classical Themes for Violin. It is a full-size, 23 to In general, players taller than 5 feet 1. The dilemma that bothers most parents is whether to buy the next violin size or can skip one because the child is growing fast.

In general, it is better to skip one size and purchase the instrument of better quality than waste money on the low-quality violin to follow the order. Since your kid will use a bigger one longer, it makes sense to invest in higher quality. However, be careful since you know your kid best.

The child may grow slower, which means that he or she needs to use the too big violin for an extended period. One more thing! Try to make the situation more comfortable for your kid and buy a lighter weight violin. A shoulder rest will also help the player in holding the oversized instrument. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Overall violin length — Measure violin length from the scroll top to the bottom.

PALM: The neck to palm measurement indicates the largest size that would be appropriate. Only go larger than this size if the child is growing rather quickly and if you are certain the teacher will not object to the large violin. Suzuki teachers in particular are trained to teach players on a violin fitting this way not too large.

As stated in point 1, the most important thing in playing a large-ish instrument is that the player can comfortably play in tune. Again, 4th finger intonation may be the deciding factor. Please note that even left-handed players play a regular, right-handed violin. Lefties need not worry they can't play the violin! I have taught many lefties and they play the same as everyone else. If you have the violin you are trying to size with the young student you can simply check it against the player's arm.

Have the student hold the violin up on the left shoulder and extending out 45 degrees from their side not in the front, not to the side. Next, ask the player to reach from under the violin to the scroll curly end of the violin with their outstretched left hand, curving the fingers around the scroll from below.

If the left elbow is slightly bent and comfortable the violin is the proper size. Finally, if the elbow is bent at a smaller than 90 degree angle and appears very easy to reach the violin may be too small. For more help on purchasing the correct size from our shop please take your measurements and contact us prior to your order from us. Violins are either "full size" or "fractional. Adults, teens and children age play full size. The bow used matches the size of the instrument.

For example, a typical sized viola for a student age 12 has a body I tend to recommend violas on the smaller side. Selecting a viola with a big tone is better than a too-large viola for the player. If you are unsure which sized instrument you have, carefully take two measurements with a tape or string. Violas only require one measurement; the body measurement 2. Measure first the violin the length of the violin from the top of the scroll to the bottom excluding the end pin at the bottom.

Next measure the body from the "shoulders" of the violin to the bottom. Do not include the jutting-out wood section the "heel" at the base of the violin's neck in your measurements.

Instruments made in the style of Guarneri tend to have wider lower bouts than Stradivarius or "Strad" models, and thus a bigger volume and depth of tone. As a teacher I encounter this dilemma frequently and make the decision to skip a size on a case by case basis. Choosing to use a larger violin can be a wise choice if the student is growing rapidly and if you are paying a bit more to have a better quality, larger violin rather than buying an intermediate violin and replacing it soon after.

Rather than buying two cheaper violins one after another, the larger violin would be used longer, thus it would make sense to invest a bit more money into it. In my time teaching I have had many students skip a size and only once was it not a wise choice.