User manual YAMAHA 2HP-1999

[. . . ] · Exposing your violin and/or bow to certain environments, particularly sudden changes of temperature, may cause severe damage. Please take the necessary precautions to protect your instrument against the following: · Direct sunlight. · Excessively high or low temperatures. [. . . ] · Excessively high or low temperatures. · Excessively high or low humidity. · Excessive dust or strong vibration. · Avoid leaving your violin in a car for any extended period of time. Extreme temperatures, such as during the summer and winter months, can be harmful to both your violin and bow. · Make sure you regularly clean your instrument with a soft, dry cloth. Never use aerosol cans, or any other sprays, within the vicinity of your violin. These will damage the lacquer and general condition of the instrument. Make sure that the rosin is applied evenly over the entire length of the bow. · Always loosen the hair on the bow when the bow is not used. Rotate the button to adjust the bow hair tension. * Depending upon the region in which the violin is purchased, the bow, shoulder rest and rosin may not be included. Tuning the Instrument Warning! · When tuning or changing the strings, never hold the instrument close to your face. If the string breaks unexpectedly, it may result in injury to the eyes or face. · Always change the strings one at a time, never all at once. The removal of all four strings from the violin will result in the bridge collapsing, and the tailpiece falling off. · When tuning the strings, do not over loosen or over tighten the fine tuner. Doing so may result in damage to the violin, or cause noise disturbances during performance. Attaching the Strings to the Tailpiece V5SA/V5SKU [Size 4/4, 3/4, 1/2] At the tailpiece, hook the string's ball end onto the fine tuner's notch. V5SA [Size 1/4, 1/8] At the tailpiece, hook the string's ball end into the slot on the string hole. Looking from the underside of the tailpiece. V5SC At the tailpiece, hook the string's ball end onto the fine tuner's notch. String Ball End Ball End Fine Tuner Ball End Notch Fine Tuner String String Hole String Tailpiece Ball End Tailpiece With the strings loosely extending up towards the neck, attach the fine tuners to the strings, as shown below. Fine Tuner Tailpiece String String Fine Tuner Ball End Winding the Strings Insert the string into the hole on its corresponding tuning peg and wind the string onto the peg as shown below. Apply some pressure (push in) to the peg as you turn it. [. . . ] Doing so may result in damage to the violin, or cause noise disturbances during performance. Attaching the Strings to the Tailpiece V5SA/V5SKU [Size 4/4, 3/4, 1/2] At the tailpiece, hook the string's ball end onto the fine tuner's notch. V5SA [Size 1/4, 1/8] At the tailpiece, hook the string's ball end into the slot on the string hole. Looking from the underside of the tailpiece. V5SC At the tailpiece, hook the string's ball end onto the fine tuner's notch. String Ball End Ball End Fine Tuner Ball End Notch Fine Tuner String String Hole String Tailpiece Ball End Tailpiece With the strings loosely extending up towards the neck, attach the fine tuners to the strings, as shown below. Fine Tuner Tailpiece String String Fine Tuner Ball End Winding the Strings Insert the string into the hole on its corresponding tuning peg and wind the string onto the peg as shown below. Apply some pressure (push in) to the peg as you turn it. Make two winds towards the end of the peg and the remaining winds towards the peg handle. [. . . ]