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How to Tune Your Violin
How to Tune a Violin with a Tuner
1. Switch the tuner ON.
2. Pluck the violin’s G string.
3. Watch the gauge on the tuner, where you see a little needle moving around. The needle registers
the pitch and tells you if your note is too low or too high. The tuner may also have a green light,
to tell you when you’re on the best pitch.
4. Make the adjustments to the violin string using the ne tuners (tighten if the note is too low, or
loosen if it’s too high).
5. Pluck the string again. The tuner keeps telling you how you’re doing as you adjust, until the little
needle of the tuner is on target.
6. When the needle stays in the center of the gauge — bingo! Your violin is in tune.
7. Continue through the D, A, and E strings using Steps 3 through 6.
How to Tune a Violin Using Its Pegs
On the violin there are both pegs and ne tuners. The pegs are used for when your instrument is
really out of tune and the ne tuners are used for when it’s just slightly out of tune.
On the violin there are four strings. Starting with the thickest string, they are called G, D, A, and E.
When learning how to tune a violin, always start with the A string. In a sitting position with your
violin upright on your knee, use your left had to pluck the string and use your right hand to turn
the peg. Pluck the string as you turn your peg to the right to make it tighter and look at your tuner
to see how close to the middle dial it is.
When it’s right in the center, bring your left hand up to the scroll and support it as you press the
peg rmly into the hole to make it stay exactly in that spot, being careful not to let it move.
If the peg turns even a hair while you’re pressing in, it can make the string go out of tune. The real
trick here is to press the peg into the hole it sits in rmly, and sometimes you will have to use all of
your strength to make it stay where you positioned it.
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