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How do you know if your violiin is full size?

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To determine your Violin, Viola or Fiddle body size; carefully turn the instrument over in your lap, or have someone carefully hold the instrument. Measure along the back of the body from the edge of the purfling near the end button area of the instrument to where the imagined line of the purfling passes through the heel or button of the neck.Violin Body Lengths:    4/4 Violin = 356mm or approx. 14 inches    7/8 Violin = 343mm - 348mm or approx. 13½ inches    3/4 Violin = 335mm or approx. 13 inches    1/2 Violin = 310mm or approx. 12.2 inches    1/4 Violin = 280mm or approx. 11 inches    1/8 Violin = 255mm or approx. 10 inches    1/16 Violin = 230mm or approx. 9 inches

Question 2

Can you remove it, and then put it back again.  I'd like to use it when I am working on learning to read music, but not all the time.

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Short answer is Yes, the only problem I found was using it with my daughter and not checking it, it had gotten a slight wrinkle near the bottom and she didn't notice, when I was teaching her to tune I noticed, I just peeled back off and reset it after tuning. It smoothed out again and was right as rain. As its made of some type of rubberised plastic it has wings that fold and stick on to itself so there is no glue to worry about and it hasn't sliped agian having been on and off a few times after that time  . Its an great learning tool

Question 3

Do it come with an instruction book?

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Yes it shows you how to install it on the violin if you buy just fretless finger guide but if you're just starting to play as a complete beginner I recommend that you also buy the song book and the chart they are more detail on how to use it they will help you a lot it, it will show you each note and where to find it on the scale and will give tips on how to bow each string look for the package on all of the three items it will be just a little more than the price of just the finger guide I payed less than 20 dollars on all 3 hope they still have that offer so you could take advantage of it.and by the way if you're just beginning to play the songs that come in the book they offer are kinda hard to play well at least I found them kinda hard because they use all four string to play some song and switching back and forth was kind hard so will also recommend you the abc ' s of violin for the absolute beginner it has nothing to do with the finger guide items but when you use the finger guide with this book you will learn faster because this book breaks everything down much simpler it will show you to play every individual string and notes on that string with warm ups and simple song on just a string and open string notes and you'll have fun learning because you will actually be playing a song and it will motivat you to keep playing and practicing  all this items help me to advance quickly and I'm teaching myself hope they work for you as well and I hope this email might be of some help for you God Bless You

Question 4

How do you measure a violin?

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If you are not familiar with how to properly position your bridge, please consult a qualified violin maker, knowledgeable instructor, trained sales person or experienced player to assist you the first time. A few moments of instruction can help prevent accidentally making your Violin unplayable. If you do not know, determine the size of your Violin by measuring the body. You will need to confirm that the bridge feet are properly positioned and that the bridge is perpendicular to the violin body.The bridge is located between the fingerboard and tail piece of the instrument. The bridge has grooves filed in it to "cradle" the strings. It holds the strings up off the body of the instrument and is made of wood. The f notches are tiny v shaped notches mid-way on each side of the f holes.After the bridge has been properly positioned, measure between the second and third strings from the fingerboard side of the nut to the top of the bridge. The nut is a black piece of bone or acrylic attached at the top end of your fingerboard, between the peg box and the fingerboard (see image above). It has small grooves filed in it to "cradle" the strings. You are measuring the effective vibrating length of the strings. This is also known as the scale length or string length of the instrument.A properly positioned bridge will always insure that your instrument has the correct scale length and tone intervals.Stringed instruments over the centuries have varied in size and scale length. Modern era violin makers adhere to accepted industry standards. If your instrument is old rely on a properly positioned bridge as the determiner of your instruments scale or string length.

ASIN	B00E9EC2K4
Brand Name	Fretless Finger Guides
Color	brown
Customer Reviews	4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,821)
Instrument	Violin
Item Dimensions	4.75 x 4.25 x 0.01 inches
Item Weight	18.14 g
Manufacturer Part Number	A44
Model Number	A44
Number of Strings	4
Operation Mode	Manual

4/4 Beginner Violin Finger Guide Helps You Learn to Play Violin Songs and Scales Quickly. No Glue or Adhesive

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