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VIBRANT VIOLINS is hard and there is wood around two sides and the bottom. It could either be square or rectangular. You will also might want sheet music. Sheet music is a paper with black dots that are called notes. You read the notes/song and play. To hold the sheet music you need a stand. The stands are called music stands. They hold sheet music. You could use different things to hold the sheet music but it is easier to use a music stand. You may or may not need a dampit or soft cloth. A dampit is something that has water in it and you put it in the violin. Dampits help violins when your violin is dry. Dampits prevent cracks in your violin. Soft cloths are for your neck because sometimes your neck will hurt so a soft cloth will help prevent your neck from hurting. Murphy, Ben “Hilary Hahn Springfield” Flickr. March 3, 2009 There are many things on the violin. An important part is the body. The body of the violin amplifies the sound on an acoustic violin. It can be made from a variety of different woods. Another part is the neck. The neck of the violin carries all the strings. The scroll is at the top of the violin. It is curly and is located above the pegbox. The pegbox holds pegs so you can tune your violin. If you don’t tune your violin it will not sound correct. There are different types of tuners. One of them is called a fine tuner. Fine tuners are located close to your chin. It helps the E string so it won’t break easily and it only tightens and loosen