What is the height of a violin bridge?

What is the height of a violin bridge?

around 33 mm high
The bridge should be around 33 mm high for a violin. This corresponds to a fingerboard projection of 27 mm. There is a relationship between how wide the bridge is and its height, and standard bridge models are designed to work best within this relationship.

What size is a 3/4 violin for?

Just under the next size up?

How do you measure a bridge for a violin?

1. Measure the distance from the end of the nut closest to the fingerboard to the edge of the violin top next to the neck. 4. The resulting measurement (from the edge by the neck, to the center of the bridge foot) is the proper location of the bridge for the violin/viola, thus a 2:3 ratio.

What is the scale length of a 4 4 violin?

Violin Scale or String Lengths: 4/4 Violin = 330mm = 13 inches. 7/8 Violin = 317mm = 12½ inches. 3/4 Violin = 310mm = 12¼ inches.

Are all violin bridges the same size?

Bridge blanks come in different sizes. A standard full-size bridge is 41.5 millimetres wide, but a narrow violin will require a smaller bridge. A trained luthier will be able to tell you if your violin needs a non-standard bridge.

What makes a good violin bridge?

A good quality bridge should have a longer grain of wood on the front, or the side that faces the fingerboard. On the back, it should have a shorter grain. A trained luthier may be necessary when dealing with violin bridges, as the bridge is a very sensitive part of the violin.

How do I know if my violin is 3/4 or 4 4?

1/2 – For children ages 6 to 10, with an arm length of 20 to 22 inches. 3/4 – Children ages 9 to 11, with an arm length of 22 to 23.5 inches. 4/4 or Full Size Violin – For violinists ages 9 and above, with an arm length of 23.5 inches and up. This is the size for adults.

Is 4 4 a full size violin?

Are there different sizes of violin strings?

There are no one-size-fits-all answers. Each violin reacts differently to different brands of strings. One type of string may sound amazing on one instruments but sour, dull or too bright on another violin. Each instrument is different, and the unique needs of the violinist are important.

Are Aubert bridges good?

Aubert VB7 In some cases you may have to sand down the fit a bit to get a more snug, custom fit. It is a great reliable bridge that will easily enhance the sound of any violin.

Can you play violin without bridge?

Before asking questions like this one, it might be a good idea to try playing a violin without a bridge. You would have then answered your own question. As far as long nails are concerned, I keep mine short, and so the answer is yes, you CAN play a violin without long nails.

How big should the bridge be on a 4 / 4 violin?

Normally, you buy a bridge blank 41,5 mm wide for the 4/4 violin and carve it to get the best sound. See Fig. 1 for a typical bridge blank. The position of the bridge is marked by the inner nicks in the f-holes.

How big is a 7 / 8 size violin?

Here, the viola is definitely one based on a small-size model, Stradivarius’ small model being 411 mm long. Another source gives the body size for a 7/8 violin as 343 mm, but it gives that for a full-size violin as 355 mm (14″) rather than 358 mm (14 1/8″).

What’s the difference between a 1 / 16 and a 4 / 4 violin?

There is quite a difference between a 1/16 violin at 36.8cm and a 4/4 at 60cm in length. The difference between the various sizes are designed to reflect differences in arm length and the average age of younger violinists. As we said above, this also takes into account students with longer or shorter arms.

What’s the best way to make a violin bridge?

To get to the 4.7 mm at the feet faster, you can use a sharp block plane (maybe holding it in your left hand upside down, while holding the bridge with the other) but be extremely careful not to chip away any of the fine tips and of course not to cut yourself. Keep checking the thickness often as it is easy to over-thin the feet this way.