- Refrain from touching the bow hair with anything other than rosin.
- Always store the bow with the hair loose.
- After each time you play your instrument, wipe it down with your cleaning cloth.
- Keep the instrument out of very cold or very hot places. (Not near AC vent or a place that gets direct sunlight for example.)
- Do not leave the instrument in a car for several hours at a time. Instead take it into the mall, restaurant, etc. with you.
- Please do not attempt to fix the instrument if it is broken. Only an experienced string repair person should do that.
- Do not glue parts of your instrument together. (The glue found at home is not the same kind used on instruments. Also, not all parts are glued on the instrument.)
- About once a week check that the bridge is sitting properly on the top of the instrument. (That it is not leaning to one side or the other.)
- Be careful around pets, younger brothers/sisters, friends and other people that are not string players. They do not know how to take care of the instrument and could accidentally break something.
- Check that the fine tuners are not touching the top of your instrument. They could dig a hole in the instrument.