Sizes Violin

fractional ( ⁄16) , full size ( ⁄4) violins

apart standard, full ( ⁄4) size, violins made in so-called fractional sizes of  ⁄8,  ⁄4,  ⁄2,  ⁄4,  ⁄8,  ⁄10,  ⁄16,  ⁄32 ,  ⁄64.these smaller instruments commonly used young players, fingers not long enough reach correct positions on full-sized instruments.

while related in sense dimensions of instruments, fractional sizes not intended literal descriptions of relative proportions. example,  ⁄4-sized instrument not three-quarters length of full size instrument. body length (not including neck) of full-size, or  ⁄4, violin 356 mm (14.0 in), smaller in 17th-century models.  ⁄4 violin s body length 335 mm (13.2 in), ,  ⁄2 size 310 mm (12.2 in). violin s closest family member, viola, size specified body length in inches or centimeters rather fractional sizes. full-size viola averages 40 cm (16 in).

occasionally, adult small frame may use so-called  ⁄8 size violin instead of full-size instrument. called lady s violin, these instruments shorter full size violin, tend high-quality instruments capable of producing sound comparable of fine full size violins. 5 string violin sizes may differ normal 4 string.