How to take care of your violin?

Post date: Apr 07, 2021 7:49:43 AM

Only regular maintenance can improve the longevity of violin

When you are planning to buy a violin, you need to make sure that you are buying on something really good – because your violin can survive more than you do. Therefore, make sure that you are just keeping your violin in a way that it starts degrading overtime.

Only when you have the knowledge on maintenance, can you expect your violin to age with you and remain with you even more than you.

So, what should you do? You must do things that are inevitable.

Even when most of the time we are taught about the way to play violin, we are not given advice on the way to take proper care of these instruments.

Just in case, if you are not having enough knowledge on maintenance, this guide can help to understand the steps you need to take and ensure the quality over time.

Buy quality violin case:

The very first step of violin care is to find the quality violin case. There is a need for the case to be durable along with having been made with high quality materials.

Make sure you use the case every time after you have used the violin. This case will protect the violin from the changing weather conditions. Also, you need to make sure that the strap available can be used seamlessly on your neck so secure the instrument while traveling.

Also, make sure that the case has the padding to get rid of scratches which generally happens when you are traveling. A case without proper padding is equally harmful and keeps the instrument vulnerable to damage.

Clean the violin strings after use:

When you are done playing the violin strings, you must have witnessed the white dust accumulating on the violin. This is known as the rosin dust. Therefore, you need to make sure of removing the excess rosins that are left on the violin strings to eliminate the chances of further digger damage.

Not only this will have a direct impact on the playability but also on the finish of the violin. So, pay attention to cleaning to decrease the chances of revarnishing.

Don’t use too much rosins on the violin bow:

There are some people who feel that using too much rosins can be valuable to the instrument and playability. The truth is when you are using too much rosin, the friction created is too much and therefore the sound created can be scratchier.

No doubt that the excess products will come off after laying but have the chance of getting stuck to the body and therefore giving a sticky feel. Hence, you will need more cleaning and moreover, using excessive rosin and take away the longevity of the violin bow.

Do not use solvents or alcohol while cleaning the violin:

When you are about to clean the instrument and looking for something to use to clean properly, then make sure you do not use any alcohol or solvent. This is because using the wrong solution can strop the varnish of the violin. Even if you use hot water, it can damage your violin.

Cleaning religiously with the help of the right solution is a mandatory to uphold the quality.

Bottom Line: 

As you have got to know by now that just like any other thing in your house, you have to take good care of the instrument along with the violin strings to ensure the playability and longevity.

The same is applicable for cello bow as well other string instruments that require a bow for playing.