Violin fingerboard tape template

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Ok, peeps, I have to get some work done. See you all later. How do you usually store your violin? In a case, Hung on the wall Hanging on a music stand. On a violin floor stand. On a flat surface such as a table or desk. As I said, no frets, unlike the guitar, so it is harder to get the precise fingering positions correct. People learning the violin, at whatever age, should use fingerboard tape. Possibly even for the first 12 to 18 months.

The memory required in your fingers will need to be educated. And this will help that. Once your fingers know exactly where to go, you will do it without even thinking about it. You may be advised to use some small round stickers on your violin fingerboard. These resemble the dots on the fingerboard on the guitar. Possibly to make the fingerboard resemble the dots on a guitar neck. A reasonable idea, I suppose. But when you are learning the guitar, you do not line up your fingers with the dots.

You look at the frets. That is why using tape that imitates frets on the violin will make the finger positions easier to see. There are some things you will need to perform this simple exercise. Before we start measuring the violin fingerboard , there are two points I need to make. As you are probably aware, they come in a range of sizes designed to suit the age or size of the player. The measurements for applying the tape for each will be different. We can deal with them all individually later.

This is a white or cream piece of plastic or bone situated where the neck joins the headpiece. You will need to measure from the inside of the nut. Make a very gentle mark with the pencil. Get your first piece of tape and line it up carefully with the first pencil mark.

This can be a little awkward, so I suggest you get it under all four strings at the bridge end and carefully slide it down. Make sure it is exactly on the mark and goes directly across the fingerboard and not at an angle. Using your digital tuner get all the strings in tune first. Once the instrument is tuned, you need to check the pitch of the first tape position.

Put your finger on the tape and pluck the string with your finger. Look at the read-out on your tuner. Do the same thing for all the strings with your finger on the first tape. The pitch shown on your tuner for all four strings with your finger on the tape should be:. If, for any reason, the pitches are not exactly perfect on your tuner, then adjust the tape slightly. To put tapes in the right spots, you need to know what size your violin is.

There are many sizes for young students, called "fractional sizes" up to full size for taller kids and adults. There is usually a label inside the instrument that includes the size. All you need is a pencil, a ruler, and the tapes. We suggest using StringClub fingerboard tapes that you can order on Amazon. They are the best for a couple reasons. I've seen students with various kinds of stickers on the fingerboard, like dots or other small stickers that only go in the middle of the fingerboard.

The problem with that is that the sticker doesn't go all the way across the width of the fingerboard, meaning that on the outer strings the student has to guess a bit about where the note is.

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Buy on Amazon Now. Also, it is good to use these because you can feel where the edges of the tapes are, so you can find the spot just by feel instead of having to look.