FACTS ABOUT VIOLIN

1. The word "VIOLIN" comes from the Medieval Latin word vitula, meaning: stringed instrument.
2. While playing violin, u burn 170 calories an hour! keep practicing and forget about your workout.
3. Even though violin is the hardest instrument to play, it's constantly treated as a lower class instrument.
4. Though the violin used to be an instrument for the lower class, today it is highly regarded and respected as a difficult instrument to learn.
5. The most expansive violin in the world was made by Antonio Stradivari in 1716, called "THE MESSIAH STRADIVARIUS" with a value of $20 million.

   

   Stradivarius "OLE BULL" Violin

6. The Italians call the violin a "KIT"
7. The modern violin contains over 70 different pieces of wood, including the tuning pegs and the bridge that the strings sit on.
8. Violins come in many different sizes. Most of students will start learning violin at a young age with a 1/32 or a 1/16 size violin. 
9. The worlds smallest violin is only 37 millimeters long and small enough to fit in a box of matches.
10. Violin bow is actually made up of horse hair. They can be made up of nylon too. 
11. Violin bows typically contains 150 to 200 hairs. And they constantly need to be loosened so that the hairs do not break or become damaged.
12. We also need Rosin on the hair to make the perfect tone that violin is popular for.
13. Electric violins are beautiful instruments but will cost you a lot more than a traditional violin. 
14. Many of the famous violinists now have electric violins.
15. Violinist are able to use two both sides of the brain better than non-violinists. Yay!
16. Originally, violin strings were made of gut.

Many kinds of violin facts that will keep you wanting to play violin. We all can be the best, but obviously it needs practice. No matter how frustrated you get with learning the instrument, it may be one of the most difficult instrument to learn but it is definitely the most rewarding.