| An electric violin is an amplified violin
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| | strings and can cause annoying,
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| that sends out a signal through an
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| | high-pitched squealing noises to come out
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| electrical pickup device. There are
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| | of the amplifier.
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| several different models of electric
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| | Most electric violins have a solid body
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| violins. Some are standard acoustic
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| | design. The solid body keeps the
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| violins with an electric pickup added to
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| | instrument from feeding back. Also, any
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| the bridge. Other types of electric
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| | necessary electrical equipment, such as
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| violins are designed differently and only
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| | any wiring or batteries, is housed in the
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| work properly when plugged in. Electric
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| | body. Since the electric violin is a
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| violins are often used to play different
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| | relatively new invention, it has no
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| types of music than standard acoustic
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| | standard body shape or design, and makers
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| violins.
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| | are free to experiment and invent new
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| The pickups of electric violins are
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| | ways of designing the instrument.
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| important. Since electric violin strings
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| | Electric violins are usually used in
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| are usually made of metal, either
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| | different situations than acoustic
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| magnetic or piezoelectric pickups are
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| | violins. An electric violin is viewed as
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| used to transmit the sound to the
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| | an experimental instrument and is not
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| amplifier. This system is similar to the
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| | found in classical or traditional music,
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| way electric guitars work.
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| | but is often used in avant-garde music.
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| Some people add an electric pickup to a
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| | Guitar effects like reverb, chorus, and
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| standard acoustic violin so that it's
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| | distortion can be used to give the
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| signal can be transmitted to an
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| | electric violin a unique, otherworldly
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| amplifier. The problem with putting a
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| | sound.
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| pickup on an acoustic violin is that
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| | Electric violins are unique instruments
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| acoustic violins have a hollow wooden
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| | with a sound all their own. Electric
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| body that can create feedback when it is
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| | violins are perfect for musicians and
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| played electrically. The resonance of the
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| | composers who want to have their own
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| sound vibrating in the violin's body
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| | individual sound.
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| interferes with the sound made by the
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