Only one string is used per violin, hence the reason that three violins are needed. The volume is controlled by making the bow rotate faster for more volume, and slower for less.

M.A.: Please settle a soon to become violent topic where I live. What materials are used for the making of violin strings and violin bows? And also, why do Cremona violins sound that good; is it ...

Also known as the Polycorde Bow, it comes some 500 years after the first violin was made in Italy during the 16th century. Since a violin bridge is curved, violinists can usually adjust the angle of a ...