![]() If your pegs are slipping, it can have several reasons. New violin strings stretch and go out of tune for about two days until a week before they settle. There can be two reasons your violin keeps going out of tune: either you have brand new strings on your violin, or your pegs are slipping. In that case, you will have to turn longer than with a usual peg – keep turning the peg quickly until the string is close to the target pitch.įAQ Why does my violin keep going out of tune? Use the exact same technique described in my guide, but use the Wittner Finetune Pegs instead of the fine tuners.Ī common issue with the Wittner Finetune pegs is that if a string is loose or completely out of tune, it can take a long time to tune the string. To understand how to tune your violin with Wittner finetune pegs, please check out my guide “ How to Tune a Violin as a Beginner,” – in which I explain how to tune the violin with fine tuners. In practice, this type of peg works exactly like a fine tuner. Wittner pegs are a special type of violin pegs that have a gearing system within the peg. That is why for many professional violinists, tuning the violin with the pegs is the default way of tuning the violin. Therefore, the violin will sound a little bit better without the fine tuners. This is because the fine-tuners ever so slightly impact the sound of the violin. Many advanced players do not have fine tuners on the lower notes of the violin. The last step is tuning the A and the E string. After that, you continue to tune the D and the G string in the same way. If you are an advanced player, you can start by tuning the A string with a violin tuner or a tuning fork.Īfter that, you can play the D string and the A string at the same time until you hear that both notes form a perfect fifth. If you are a more advanced player, you can also tune the strings by ear. On the left side of your violin, you can find the tuning pegs for the D and the G string. When you first start learning to tune the violin with the pegs, it’s important to remember which peg belongs to which string.Īs you can see in the image below, on the right side of the violin, you can find the tuning pegs for the A and the E strings. Within it, you can see that each string is coiled around a tuning peg. The pegbox is the part of the violin that holds the tuning pegs. Below the scroll, you can see the pegbox. Next, look at the upper part of your violin. Step 3: Identify to Which String Each Peg Belongs In this way, you can easily pluck the strings. Step 2: Place the Violin on Your Kneeīefore you begin to tune your violin, place the violin on your knee. I recommend tuning with a tuning fork only to experienced musicians. You can also use a tuning fork if you would like to tune the violin by ear. If you use a violin tuning app or online violin tuner, make sure that you allow the app to use the microphone. Make sure to switch on the tuner if you use an electronic tuner. (The 4:1 isn't - if you go with Perfection Pegs, you'll definitely want a fine tuner on the E.You can either use an electronic tuner or an online violin tuner. ![]() ![]() The 8:1 ratio is enough to let you tune even the E. You can, and I use mine every once in a while, but if you've got a light touch, you don't really need it. Most people still put a fine tuner on the E string, even with the Wittners. And the smaller gear ratio means they can get pulled out of tune over time, although not by much. It was my misunderstanding, but it still left me not caring for them so much. I misunderstood at first, and thought I had to pull them out and push them in like regular pegs, which seemed to defeat the whole purpose. Also, the Perfection pegs have this thing where you pull the peg out or push it in to make it easier or harder (respectively) to turn. I have the Perfection pegs in one of my violins, and the Wittners in two violins and a viola.
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