Yamaha YVN500S, YVN100G, YVN100S, YVN200S, YVN500G Manual

English

Violin

Owner’s Manual

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Thank you for purchasing this fine Yamaha instrument.

Before You Start……

In order to maximize performance, and to ensure safety at all times, we recommend you read through this manual thoroughly before playing your instrument.

Taking Care of Your Instrument

Please follow the guidelines set out below to prolong the lifetime of your violin.

•Be careful when transporting the instrument. Make sure the instrument is handled with care and is not subjected to any rough treatment, like bumping against other objects or dropping the instrument.

•Only use the violin and bow indoors.

•Exposing the instrument to certain environments, particularly sudden changes of temperature, may cause severe damage. Please take the necessary precautions to protect your instrument against the following:

•Direct sunlight.

•Excessively high or low temperatures.

•Excessively high or low humidity.

•Excessive dust or strong vibration.

•Avoid leaving the instrument in a car for any extended period of time. Extreme temperatures, such as during the summer and winter months, can be harmful to the instrument.

•Make sure you regularly clean your instrument with a soft, dry cloth. Never use benzene, alcohol, or thinner. Never use aerosol cans, or any other sprays within the vicinity of the instrument. These will damage the lacquer and general condition of the instrument.

•Prior to shipping the instrument has been adjusted and is ready for use. However, should you feel that additional adjustments are needed please contact your local Yamaha dealer, as some alterations require specialist skills.

•Do not attempt to modify or alter the instrument. It may make repair impossible.

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Cautions Relating to the Instrument

The instrument’s body is made from natural woods (spruce, maple, ebony, etc.) that are held together with glue. For this reason, there may be some cases in which sudden changes in temperature or humidity cause the glue to fail, or tuning or performance related problems. Please pay close attention to the environment and manner in which you use the instrument.

•In summer or winter seasons, wait until the instrument has adjusted to room temperature before playing.

•Make sure you wipe the rosin dust off from the instrument after you finish playing.

The violin is a very delicate instrument. Any of the following can lead to damage and should be avoided.

•Playing or leaving the instrument where it is exposed to direct sunshine.

•Playing or leaving the instrument in places with high humidity.

•Playing or leaving the instrument close to heat sources such as heaters, etc.

•Playing or leaving the instrument where it is in direct contact with cold air coming from air conditioners, etc.

Plated parts such as the adjusters, metal brackets on the chin rest, etc., may tarnish over time due to the makeup of the metal plating. This, however, will have no influence on the performance of these parts. When tarnish first appears, normal maintenance and cleaning may be enough to remove the tarnish. (If the tarnish progresses normal cleaning may not be sufficient.)

As the instrument and many of its parts are made of natural wood, there may be some cases, where objects that come in contact with the wood (hands, parts of the body, cleaning cloth, etc.) may become discolored. Color on body parts is not harmful to your health but you should wash and remove it with water. We can not be held responsible for discoloration of clothing, etc., or the discoloration of the wood.

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