HELP! HOW DO I FIX MY E VIOLIN STRING?

Question

Okay. I took the bow out of the case, and coated it with my rosin. And after I was finished, I took out the violin. I played the G string, and the D, then A, and the A string was way out of tune. And I know normally they are out of tune when you first take it out of the case, but this was abnormal. And then I tried to play the E string and it wasn't even playable! It was so loose that I touched it, and it just moved about freely! I tried to tighten it, and it snapped. It was so unexpected! I freaked. I just got my violin like a couple of weeks ago. I don'

t know why it snapped. It snapped towards the pegs. I have strings, but I don't know how to replace them, and I don't want to do it incorrectly. I'm so afraid that my band teacher will yell at me. Anyone know why it broke? HELP. Please. :[

Answer 1

violins are susceptible to damage in extreme conditions. was next to a radiator? did you leave it outside in the snow? (lol.)

you should contact an instrument store. preferably the one you purchased (or rented) your violin from.

oh, and violas are better than violins. they have five strings!

Answer 2

Your orchestra teacher will not be mad just ask for help, it can happen to anyone.  

Answer 3

If he yells at you instead of showing you how to do it, he's a terrible teacher. Teacher jobs are to teach, not yell at students because they didn't know something that they should have been taught. Broken strings aren't really a huge deal, though. They are generally easy to replace once you know how. I personally don't, but at least you didn't snap the neck in half, right?

Answer 4

You can take it to a music shop and they may be able to fix it...violins need time to get the strings set and stretched so you have to be very careful at first.

Answer 5

Strings break sometimes (usually after having been tightened too tight, or they are poor quality), but it's no big deal.  See:

How do I replace a string?

http://beststudentviolins.com/StringCare...

,,,there's both a free video and written instructions.

Answer 6

wrapped it back around the top part move those things that are on the side and touch the string to make sure its tight again  

Answer 7

if you don't know how to do it, then you should probably ask your orchestra teacher for help...because i can explain it...but it won't help unless you have a professional to help you.

do you have a humidifier? if not, you should probably get one. keep your violin away from heat vents, windows, don't leave it in the car for too long and keep it somewhere where the temperature stays about the same.

Chars is the best violin store, in my opinion and you could get a dampit/humidifier thing there....also, my violin case has a thermometer thing on it...it should always stay on or near  60degrees.