How To Tune A Violin With Fine Tuners. Simply turn on the tuner or tuning app when it’s time to tune. Turn the fine tuners clockwise to tighten the string and raise the pitch (make the pitch 'sharper') turn the fine tuners anticlockwise to loosen the string and lower the pitch (make the pitch 'flatter') if you're having trouble remembering which way to turn, then drill this into your head.
Repeat this process until all the strings are tuned (or close) and then use your fine tuners to bring each one to the perfect pitch, if you have them. Turn the fine tuners clockwise to tighten the string and raise the pitch (make the pitch 'sharper') turn the fine tuners anticlockwise to loosen the string and lower the pitch (make the pitch 'flatter') if you're having trouble remembering which way to turn, then drill this into your head. If this isn’t the case, you will want to loosen them as much as possible so as to try and get the screw back onto the thread.
Repeat this process until all the strings are tuned (or close) and then use your fine tuners to bring each one to the perfect pitch, if you have them.
To install fine tuners to your tailpiece, follow the instructions and photos for both ball and loop end types as shown below. With some of the cheaper violins, i’ve found the fine tuners to be such poor quality that they are essentially defunct. When it comes to tuning your violin, in general, you should always start by focusing on the a string first, then the d, g, and e. We can tune it by rotating the pegs, which are located between the scroll and the nut.