Leonardo Basic Series User manual

Owner’s Manual
Date of Purchase
Place of Purchase
Notes
Strings
G
D
A
E
G
C
D
A
G
C
D
A
Violin
Viola
Cello

Thank you for purchasing your very own Leonardo
instrument. Let’s get you started!
Unpacking the instrument, you might nd the bridge in a
paper packaging. This is to avoid any damage during trans-
ports.
Imagining a line between the two “ff” holes, place the
bridge right on top of it. The bridge mostly has a higher
and a lower part, a at side and an arched side.
The bass (thick string) will pass on the higher side while the
treble (thin string) will pass on the lower side.
The arched side must face the ngerboard.
Looking at the bridge from the scroll,
the bridge should be aligned with the ngerboard.
Bridge Placement
Tuning
To tune the instrument turn the pegs clockwise towards
the scroll, gently pushing into the pegbox. Please reg-
ularly check that the bridge stays “at” on its feet.
The bridge must be kept straight under the strings,
tuning the strings might pull the bridge away a bit.
We advise to gradually bring the strings to full tension.
Now that the violin/viola/cello is (almost) tuned, you
can use the tailpiece with netuners to nish the tuning.
Please remember to check that the bridge is straight.
First Use
The Leonardo violins/violas/cellos come with a bow
which is ideal to get to know the instrument. You need
to apply rosin to the bow in order to get some sound.
Turning the screw clockwise you will tighten the hair. For the
rst use you will need to apply a serious amount of rosin.
This is done sliding the block of rosin on the hair repeated-
ly. When white powder sticks on the hair it is ready for use.
Maintenance
To enjoy the instrument as long as possible it is important
to take care of it. Here are three tips regarding the
everyday maintenance.
1. When nished playing, the bow, the instrument and the
strings need to be cleaned with a soft cloth.
A dirty bow will not be comfortable to play with.
The rosin on the strings gets sticky and the lifespan of the
strings gets shorter.
2. ALWAYS unwind the hair on the bow by turning back the
screw of the bow after playing. This allows the wood on the
bow and the hair to rest.
The lifespan of the bow could be shortened and
this is not covered by the warranty.
3. Regularly check that the bridge is straight on the top of
the instrument.
The bridge could break or fall. If this happened
the tailpiece will most likely damage the top of the
instrument. Also the sound post inside the instrument might
fall over .
Why?
Why?
Why?