Editing Violin (section)

==Electric violins==
{{Main|Electric violin}}
[[File:Transformation.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Acoustic and electric violins]]
'''Electric violins''' have a [[Magnetism|magnetic]] or [[Piezoelectricity|piezoelectric]] [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]] that converts string vibration to an electric signal. A [[patch cable]] or wireless transmitter sends the signal to an amplifier of a [[PA system]]. Electric violins are usually constructed as such, but a pickup can be added to a conventional acoustic violin. An electric violin with a resonating body that produces listening-level sound independently of the electric elements can be called an ''electro-acoustic violin''. To be effective as an acoustic violin, electro-acoustic violins retain much of the resonating body of the violin, and often resemble an acoustic violin or fiddle. The body may be finished in bright colors and made from alternative materials to wood. These violins may need to be hooked up to an [[instrument amplifier]] or [[PA system]]. Some types come with a silent option that allows the player to use headphones that are hooked up to the violin. The first specially built [[electric violin]]s date back to 1928 and were made by Victor Pfeil, Oskar Vierling, George Eisenberg, [[Benjamin Miessner]], [[George Beauchamp]], [[Hugo Benioff]] and Fredray Kislingbury. These violins can be plugged into [[effect unit]]s, just like an [[electric guitar]], including [[distortion (music)|distortion]], [[wah-wah pedal]] and [[reverb]]. Since electric violins do not rely on string tension and resonance to amplify their sound they can have more strings. For example, five-stringed electric violins are available from several manufacturers, and a seven string electric violin (with three lower strings encompassing the [[cello]]'s range) is also available.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url          = http://www.jordanmusic.com/V7harcom.htm
 |publisher    = Jordan Music
 |title        = 7String Violin Harlequin finish
 |access-date   = 2009-02-27
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090227173942/http://www.jordanmusic.com/V7harcom.htm
 |archive-date = 2009-02-27
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> The majority of the first [[electric violinist]]s were musicians playing [[jazz fusion]] (e.g., [[Jean-Luc Ponty]]) and popular music.