Yamaha Viola/Cello manual

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- informations concerning technical data of Yamaha Viola/Cello
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- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

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    Viola/Cello Owner’s Manual Thank you for purchasing this fine Yamaha instrument. In order to maximize performance, and to ensure safety at all times, we recommend you read through this manual thoroughly before playing your instrument. • Do not subject the instrument to rough treatment like bumping it against other objects, dropping it, etc. •[...]

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    ■ Stringing the strings on the tailpiece At the tailpiece, hook the string’ s ball end onto the fine tuner’ s notch. D2 A1 G3 C4 Right Angle Correct Bad Bad D2 A1 G3 C4 [Viola] ■ Winding the strings Insert the string into the hole on its corresponding tuning peg and wind the string onto the pe g as shown below . Ap- ply some pressure (push [...]