diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm
index c0cc320fdc3..7a3d304309d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/violin.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/musician.dmi'
 	icon_state = "violin"
 	item_state = "violin"
+	attack_verb = list("strung", "fiddled", "tuned", "pitched")
 	force = 10
 	burn_state = FLAMMABLE
 	burntime = 20
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@
 	song.ui_interact(user, ui_key, ui, force_open)
 
 /obj/item/device/violin/Topic(href, href_list)
-	song.Topic(href, href_list)
\ No newline at end of file
+	song.Topic(href, href_list)