Violin (exploded views): bowed stringed instrument placed between the chin and the clavicle to play. It has a treble pitch.
Head: part to which the hair is attached.
Hair: piece with taut horsehair strands that is pulled across the strings to produce the sounds.
Chord mechanism: mechanism that allows to control the tension of the strings.
Neck: part of the violin where strings are pressed to produce the notes.
Volute: wooden scrolled piece at the end of the neck.
Peg: small button used to control the tension of the strings.
Back plate: bottom of the body.
Body: hollow part that amplifies the sounds.
Soundhole: hole from where the sound exits.
Soundboard: part of the body that amplifies the sounds.
Fingerboard: part of the neck where the strings are pressed to produce the notes.
Tailpiece: piece to which the strings are attached.
Bridge: piece where the strings sit and that transmits the vibrations to the soundboard.
Frog: piece that allows to control the tension of the hair.
Stick: wooden stick, slightly incurved, to which is stretched a hair.