Photo © by Greg Locke

The Finger Violin is made of two violin-shaped wooden plates with five piano strings through them. One of the plates is held behind the left arm to keep tension, the other, which has a contact microphone, is held under the chin just like an ordinary violin. The strings are fastened in wooden rings on the left hand’s finger tips.

Finger violin played at the PolarE concert, Rålambshovsparken, Stockholm 2001. Photo © by Jan Liljekvist

The Finger violin played at the Colourscape Music Festival, York 2001. Quicktime film by © David Reid.