3 Ways To Tune A Violin - WikiHow

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1 Move somewhere quiet to tune your violin. It can be difficult to hear the note if there's a lot of noise going on around you. Move to a room that doesn't have a television or radio going, if possible.
- If you're outside, you may need to move inside for a moment.
2 Listen to the sound of the note. Play the note on the computer, your phone, a piano, a tuning fork, or a metronome, which sometimes has a tuner built in. Listen carefully to hear the pitch of the note. Play it again if you need to.[4] X Research source
- Work on the "A" string first. That's the string that's the second smallest.[5]
3 Find the fine tuners. Some violins have fine tuners on just the E string, while others have one on the E and A strings and still others have one on all strings. Follow the string down to find the fine tuner for that string. The fine tuners look like tiny screws on the tailpiece, which is located where the strings end near the chin piece.
4 Adjust the string in small increments with the fine tuner if it's a little out of tune. Turn the tiny fine tuner clockwise to make the string higher and counterclockwise to make it lower. Play the string with the bow to see if it matches the sound you just heard. Keep adjusting and playing the string to get the right note. You can only make fine adjustments with this tuner, so if your string is majorly out of tune, you'll need to move to the pegs instead.
- If the screw is turned all the way down, turn it back the other way to loosen it all the way. Then move on to tuning with the peg. That way, you're less likely to break the string.
5 Find the right peg for the string. The pegs are the knobs on the far end of the violin. If you're holding the violin facing you with the pegs at the top, the right top is the "A" string, the right bottom is the "E" string, the left top is the "D" string, and the left bottom is the "G" string.[6]
6 Turn the peg with your finger and thumb to make major adjustments. Grasp the peg between your pointer finger and thumb. Turn it clockwise to make the string go higher or counterclockwise to make the string go lower. Try to match the note you just heard by running the bow across the corresponding string. Play the note on the tuner or computer again if you need to.[7]
7 Do the same for each string. Once you've tuned the "A" string, move on to the other strings. Do the "E" string, then the "D" and "G" strings. You may need to check the "A" once more at the end, just to make sure you haven't knocked it out of tune in the process.