There are many different types of electronic violin tuners out there. Some are cheap while some are pretty expensive. There are basically two different types of tuners. There are the tuners that produce a sound, and then you tune your violin to match that sound; and with the other type you pluck a string, and then it shows on a little screen what pitch your at, and then you tune it until it matches the correct note.

Here are some pictures of tuners:

This tuner is a tuner where you pluck a string and then tune it to match it with the correct note

This tuner is the type of violin tuner that plays a tone for each string, and the you tune the corresponding string to the tone.

 

First of all you need to know what each string's note is. Here is a picture that shows you.

Use the image to understand what the notes are for each string. The thickest string on the violin would be the G String, hence the smallest is the E string. So pluck a string on the violin and tweak the pegs on it until the dial hovers over the correct note on the electronic tuner. Do this with each of the strings. Remember that standard tuning is GDAE.

Tip:Make several passes with each of the strings. For example you might have noticed that if you have tuned all the strings once, and then back to the first one you tuned, it might be off a little bit. This is because you are increasing or decreasing the tension on each of the strings as you tune it and the violin body might bend ever so slightly due to this difference in tension. This causes the other strings to slightly change in pitch. So make sure you keep on checking and tuning the strings until all are in tune, so make several passes.

We have an online tuner for you so you don't have to go out and buy one. Lucky dogs you! Here is a link to our Online Violin Tuner. This is the type of tuner that plays a sound and then you match your violin strings to the corresponding tune.

Congratulations on tuning your violin!

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Guest [20-11-2009 16:15]   good site noman [07-11-2009 16:30]   want to learn voilin please suggest what do i do, also which violin i use as a begner Guest [01-11-2009 18:21]   Is there a tuner that shows on a meter when a string is exactly producing correct tone? I don't want to depend on my ear to know when sound of string matches sound produced by a gadget. And I want to be sure I am practicing with exactly tuned instrument. Tej bahaduhr sing [26-10-2009 12:05]   hav u any tips for biginer for tuning the vilion in simple manner.. Violins Rule! [24-09-2009 20:28]   I Love Violins, and thanks! Now i finally know how to tune a violin! Violins are the best instruments and this website is the best website :) Violins Rule! [24-09-2009 20:27]   This is a great site to practice. Thanks for a great website! Guest [23-09-2009 16:13]   thanx! i've been playing for a couple years now, (im a kid) and i still couldn't tune! Guest [20-09-2009 20:12]   thank you...I'm a beginner violist and finally I can hear the notes without my violin teacher. josh brewer lover [06-09-2009 19:46]   omg this is my second year playing the violin and wwe are just learning how to tune and i already hate tuning with the big pegs they r so hard to turn but the fine tuners r so easier thanks so much i am going to get on this site every day to tune my vilon you guys rock out loud!!!!!!! love, ~!josh brewer lover!~ josh brewer lover [06-09-2009 19:42]   omg thanks ssssoooo much violin waas ssoo badly out of tune and now it is sounds beautful thanks a million and 2 Guest [03-09-2009 22:19]   Most Chromatic tuners use "Equal Temperament" and will not give you perfect 5ths. If you tune each string to the tuner, your E string will be 1.9 cents flat, D be 1.9 cents sharp, G 3.8 cents sharp. Best to get close with the tuner and then listen to the "beat" frequency between two strings to get your fifths perfectly in tune. Guest [01-09-2009 21:52]   awsome send meh one beetch Jhon Mocan [10-08-2009 13:43]   i like this site! Now i don't need to buy piano! :D

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