the violin is qite cool
I agree! It is sometimes called a fiddle, and is made of wood. The sound is very unique.
oh thats interesting
Yes! They also usually have a hollow wooden body. It helps the sound resonate.
thats pretty awesome, what else?
Well is has the smallest and highest pitched sound in its family of instruments. 
oh really one of the smallest? Thought it was quite decently sized
Yes it's true. They usually have 4 strings that are tuned to perfect 5ths, and you play it with a bow.
thats cool, thanks for the info
strings, though it can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno). 
Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments and in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music and in jazz. Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used
Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the kit violin, but these are virtually unused. The violin typically has four strings, usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its