Holding the bow
Position of the left hand and the left arm
The violin is held with the left hand and rests on the left collar bone. The instrument must be horizontal. To give a firm grip, a small pad is often placed between the violin and the left shoulder. A chin-rest screwed to the ribs, and covering a part of the upper table, is also to be recommended. The chin-rest serves also to protect the varnish. To prove that the violin is held securely and well, the left hand may be removed.
Bowing
Bowing
Constituent parts of the violin - Exterior
The most important part is the upper table or belly (a). The other parts are the ribs or sides (b), the back (c), the neck (d), the head comprising the scroll and peg box (e), the pegs (f), the finger board (g), the bridge (h), the tailpiece (i), the button[3] (k), the nut (l), and the f or sound-holes (m). The interior of the violin contains the soundpost and the bass bar.
Rabab
. Rabab—Arabian bowed instrument (of Persian origin). Pictures of Indian and Persian bowed instruments exist, but the period when they were employed is not exactly known.
Raba—Indian violin
Pictures of Indian and Persian bowed instruments exist, but the period when they were employed is not exactly known.
Constituent parts of the bow
Constituent parts of the violin - Interior
The bow
This received its name from its ancient form, which has undergone many alterations before the present form was arrived at