This resin Violin measures 5½ inches long and hangs from a gold cord. The Violin is chocolate brown with four strings and a black chin rest and includes a 5¾ inch long black bow with several thin strings. The Violin comes in a black leather gift case that measures 6¾ inches long, 2¾ inches deep and 1½ inches high. It rests inside the case, on a bed of red felt. This is the perfect gift for anyone who plays the Violin. Select this link to view our Miscellaneous Ornaments.
The Violin
A violin typically consists of a spruce top, the soundboard, also known as the top plate, table or belly, maple ribs and back, two end blocks, a neck, a bridge, a sound post, four strings and various fittings, optionally including a chinrest, which may attach directly over or to the left of the tail piece. A distinctive feature of a violin body is its hourglass shape and the arching of its top and back. The hourglass shape comprises two upper bouts, two lower bouts and two concave C bouts at the waist, providing clearance for the bow. Select this link to view our Gold and Cream Ornaments.
The voice of a violin depends on its shape, the wood it is made from the graduation or thickness profile, of both the top and back and the varnish which coats its outside surface. The varnish and especially the wood continue to improve with age, making the fixed supply of old violins much sought after. Select this link to view our Gold and Red Ornaments.
All parts of the instrument which are glued together are done so using animal hide glue, a traditional strong water based adhesive that is reversible, as glued joints can be disassembled if needed. Weaker, diluted glue is usually used to fasten the top to the ribs and the nut to the fingerboard, since common repairs involve removing these parts. Select this link to view our People and Profession Ornaments.
The purfling running around the edge of the spruce top provides some protection against cracks originating at the edge. It also allows the top to flex more often with a matching striped figure, referred to as flame, fiddle back or tiger stripe or curly maple. Select this link to view our Santa Ornaments.
The neck is usually maple with a flamed figure compatible with that of the ribs and back. It carries the fingerboard, typically made of ebony, but often some other wood stained or painted black. Ebony is the preferred material because of its hardness, beauty and superior resistance to wear. Fingerboards are dressed to a particular transverse curve, and have a small lengthwise scoop or concavity, slightly more pronounced on the lower strings, especially when meant for gut or synthetic strings. Select this link to view our Sports Ornaments.