
English: 
Hi everyone and welcome to this short
video on how to care for your stringed instrument
Today we're going to be demoing on a violin
but you can use these same principles on
viola cello or even double bass
So, perhaps you've just purchased your first violin
and you've got it home and you're wondering how to
take care of it this is a perfect video for you
but it's also good as a refresher for those of us
who've been playing for a little while
The 3 main things that you need to keep in mind are
to keep it cool
keep it dry and
keep it clean
keeping it cool is probably the most important thing so
never leave the violin in the car if
you're parked outside or anywhere where
direct sunlight can hit the instrument
or the case if the instrument is inside
It's so important because heat can very
adversely affect the wood and in
particular the glue that we use to hold
the violin together
On the other end of the scale we don't want to leave it

Chinese: 
大家好，欢迎观看我们的频道
本期是有关于如何保养弦乐器的视频
今天我们要用小提琴做示范
但您也可以用于保养
中提琴，大提琴，低音提琴
也许，您刚刚购买了您的第一把小提琴
您已经把它带回家，并且想知道如何照顾好它
那么这对您来说是一个非常好的视频
如果您已经对弦乐有所了解
也可以进行回顾
您需要记住的三件事是：
保持凉爽
保持干燥
保持干净
保持凉爽可能是最重要的事情
所以切勿将小提琴留在车内
如果您把车停在室外或者
任何阳光可以直射乐器
或者乐器盒子的地方
这很重要，因为热量可以
对木材产生不利影响
特别是我们用来
固定小提琴木材的胶水
当然，我们也不想把乐器放在

English: 
anywhere where it's really damp or moldy
as the moisture can also have a similar
effect on the timber and the glue
The third thing is keeping it clean and this
is something that all of us can do every
day after we finish practicing when we
play the rosin comes off as a fine white
powder on the strings and then
eventually on to the belly of the instrument
It's so easy to get the rosin off when it's fresh
but it's really difficult to get it off when it's been
caked on for a few days or weeks so what
we recommend is using a soft dry microfiber cloth
Start by wiping the strings on the top just near the
bridge where your bow has been touching the strings
Then we go underneath
and finally we give the belly a good wipe down
just to get rid of any of the rosin
or anything else that might be sitting
on there after we've been touching the instrument
Once you've done that

Chinese: 
任何潮湿或发霉的地方
因为水分也会对木材和胶水
产生类似的影响
第三件事是保持清洁
这是我们所有人每天都能做到的事
在我们完成练习后
白色的松香粉末会
遗留在琴弦上
最终会落到乐器的表面
新鲜的松香很容易去除
但是残留在琴上几天或者几周时间的松香
就很难去除了
我们建议使用柔软的干燥超细纤维的布
首先擦拭琴码附近的琴弦上方
也就是琴弓触及的地方
然后我们擦拭下面
最后我们给腹部很好的擦拭
这只是为了摆脱松香
或在我们接触琴之后其他可能沾在琴上的东西
 
完成之后

Chinese: 
我建议您将布绕过去
擦拭其余的琴弦
而我们这样做的原因是
去除多余的油脂，污垢或弦上残留的汗渍
这些东西一旦开始腐蚀琴弦
会严重降低琴弦的寿命
接下来，我们来看看弓
弓是琴重要的一部分
在练习之前，你需要拧紧它
你可以顺时针转动底部
不要太在意到底转了多少圈
您需要在这里使用一些直觉
因此，作为指导
我们建议您拧紧它
直到在中弓和弓毛之间有大约一根铅笔的距离
这是一个很好的参考方法

English: 
I recommend you turn the cloth around the
other way and give the rest of the strings a good wipe
and the reason we do this is to
get rid of any excess grease, grime
or sweat that's left on the strings
as those things start the corrosion process
and can seriously reduce the longevity of the strings
Next we'll have a look at the bow
so the bow is going to come supplied to you
de tensioned, and in order to play it you'll need to
tighten it up and you do this by turning
the screw at the end clockwise
don't get too caught up about exactly how many turns
You need to use a little bit of intuition here
So, as a guide we
recommend that you tighten it until there's
the distance of the thickness of
a pencil between the stick and the hair
in the middle at the shortest distance
that's a good guide but there's enough tension on there

Chinese: 
依然保持弓有足够的张力去演奏而且保证弓没有过度紧绷
您不想让弓在使用时过于紧绷
同理，也不想让弓在琴盒里面持续紧绷
因为这样会让弓和毛过度紧张
这样可能会有一些状况发生
最不好的状况可能是弓尖损坏
这是我们看到的最常见到的状况
接下来最常见的事情是弓毛被拉伸的很长
最终意味着您将无法收紧它
而且无法演奏
你需要重新换弓毛
最终由于弓在相长的一段时间里处于紧绷状态就不在有弯曲
这也意味着弓的演奏功能受到损害
您在演奏的大部分时间都需要涂松香
但不一定每次演奏之前都要涂松香
这取决于您练琴的频率
因此，大致来说如果每天只练习10或15分钟
差不多每周只涂一次松香即可
但是如果您要花一个小时到一个半小时

English: 
to play and that you're not over tightening it
The reason why you don't want to over tighten the bow
is the same reason why you don't want to
leave the bow tight, is because it can
put excess tension on the stick and on the hair
and a few things can happen
The most extreme thing would be
that the tip actually breaks
It's the most common breaking point that we see
The next most common thing is that the hair can
stretch out and eventually that means
you won't be able to tighten it and
therefore won't be able to play and
you'll need to rehair the bow
and the final thing is that
the bow under tension for that amount of time
might end up warping and that also means that
the playability is compromised
You'll need to apply rosin most times that you play
but not necessarily every time
It depends a little bit on how often you're playing
So, as a rough guide you might
put rosin on only once a week if you're
only playing for 10 or 15 minutes a day
but if you're doing an hour to an hour and a half

Chinese: 
那你一定每天都会用松香
练琴结束时
松开弓很重要
即使您只是暂时休息
首先逆时针旋转螺丝
直到你看到弓毛开始变蓬松
但不需要太松
我发现一个问题就是
当你把它放在盒子里面但是它还是会掉出来
弓毛会被缠在微调器上
直到您可把它扭开
看到弓毛变软并且没有张力
之后我们就可以安全的把它放回去了
将弓毛朝下弓尖放进盒子的顶端
那是因为在这里
弓毛和弓杆的距离更大
并且有足够的空间让我们舒适地用微调器固定它
这涵盖了大部分的每天的常规维护
但您可能会遇到的一些更严重的事情需要我们的帮助

English: 
then you'll definitely be applying rosin every day
Once you finish playing
It's so important to loosen the bow
this is true even if you're only going to put
the bow down for a short amount of time
Start by turning the screw anti-clockwise
until you can see that the hairs are floppy
It doesn't need to be extremely loose
I find that's a problem sometimes
when you put it in the case it doesn't stay
and the hairs can get tangled in the in the
spinner so loosen it just until you can
see that the hairs are nice and floppy
and there's no tension on there and then
it's safe to put away we normally
put the tip in down the pointy end of the case
and that's because over here
there's greater distance between the
stick and the hair and it leaves you
with enough room to comfortably fasten it
using the bow spinner
That covers most of the general maintenance
that you'll need to do a day today but there are
some more serious things that you may
need a little bit of help with

Chinese: 
因此，我们建议您每六个月保养一次您的琴
您可能需要做的一件事是
在大约六到十二个月之间更换琴弦
如果你不很好的照顾琴弦，可能需要换的更勤一些
他们开始腐蚀，或者如果你是练习的很多
你可能会用的得更快一些
但是，平均来讲，我们大多数客户
每12个月会更换一次琴弦
练习之后
把弓放回原处总是很重要的
这是最安全存储的地方
所以如果是小提琴的话
你通常会把小毯子放到琴上
然后把拉链拉起来
这样既安全又美观，您可以随时开始练习
非常感谢您的收看
希望您觉得这部影片对您有所帮助
如果您想要了解更多信息
或如何清洁乐器
我们已经录制了一些相关的视频
所以请访问我们的YouTube频道
并且不要忘记我们一直很愿意为您提供帮助
所以如果您还有其他问题
您可以通过我们的网站violins.com.au与我们联系

English: 
So we recommend coming in and getting the
instrument serviced every six months
One of the things that you may need to do
somewhere between the six and twelve
month mark is change the strings
You may need to change them even sooner than that
if you're not taking care of them
and they start to corrode or if you're
doing a large amount of practice
you might wear them quicker
However, on average we'd say most of our customers
would be changing their strings every 12 months
Once you've finished playing
it's always important to put it back in its case
it's the place where it's the most safe to be stored
So if it's a violin then
you'd normally put the blanket back on
and just zip it all up
and it's nice and safe and ready to go
Thanks so much for watching
I hope you found this video helpful
If you'd like extra information on tuning
or how to clean your instrument
we've already got some videos on those
so please visit our youtube channel
and don't forget that we're here to help
so if you've got any other questions
you can get in touch via our website violins.com.au

English: 
and good luck with your musical journey

Chinese: 
祝您在音乐的旅程上开心愉快！
