Bowed instruments

The ajaeng is a Korean string instrument. It is a long zither with seven strings, played by means of a long, thin stick made of forsythia wood, which is scraped against the strings in the manner of a bow. It is generally played while seated on the floor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ajaeng"

Bowed psaltery simply means a psaltery that is played with a bow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowed psaltery"

The 'cello (often formally referred to as the violoncello) is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. A cello player is called a cellist. Cellists are often gregarious by nature, and will insist that more cellos (or celli, as they are familiarly called) are better, up to at least twelve . ...more on Wikipedia about "Cello"

The crwth is an archaic stringed musical instrument, associated particularly with Wales, although once played widely in Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crwth"

The dahu (大胡, pinyin: dàhú) is a large bowed string instrument from China. It has a large soundbox covered on one end with snakeskin. Like most other members of the huqin family of instruments, it has two strings and is held vertically. The instrument is generally pitched one octave below the erhu, and is approximately twice the size of the erhu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dahu (instrument)"

The daxophone, invented by Hans Reichel, is a musical instrument of the friction idiophone category. In appearance it somewhat resembles a wooden ruler with one end hanging over the edge of a table (though daxophones are often carved in very elaborate shapes, the basic proportions of a ruler are kept). It is normally played by bowing the free end, but it can also be struck or plucked. The sound is amplified with a contact microphone. A wide range of voice-like timbres can be produced, depending on the shape of the instrument, the type of wood, where it is bowed, and where along its length it is stopped with a separate block of wood ( fretted on one side) called the "dax." ...more on Wikipedia about "Daxophone"

The double bass is the largest and lowest bowed string instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. It is used extensively in Western classical music as a standard member of the string section of symphony orchestras and smaller string ensembles. In addition to its use in classical music, it has been widely used in other genres such as jazz, blues, rock and roll, and bluegrass. ...more on Wikipedia about "Double bass"

The electric cello is a pickup-based electric instrument based on its cousin, the acoustic cello. The majority of its body is an exact or similar replica of its wooden acoustic prototype and it most often has four strings, tuned to notes a perfect fifth apart: C, G, D, and A. Unlike its cousin, however, it rarely has a full body, instead, it consists of a long piece of wood or fiberglass behind the bridge, down to the endpin, that acts as a surrogate body. Implanted in the sides of this piece of wood are two molded plastic rests, which allow the musician to hold the instrument as one holds a cello - between the legs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electric cello"

An electric violin is simply a violin with an electronic signal output. The term can refer to an acoustic violin with an electric pickup of some type, but usually refers to a solid-body electric instrument. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electric violin"

The erhu (二胡, Pinyin èrhú), sometimes known in the West as the 'Chinese violin' or Chinese two string fiddle, is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It belongs to the huqin family of Chinese instruments, together with the zhonghu, gaohu, banhu, jinghu, and sihu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erhu"

The Gadulka is a folk Bulgarian string musical instrument played with a bow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gadulka"

The gehu (革胡) is a Chinese instrument developed by Yang Yusen in the 20th century. It is a fusion of the Chinese huqin family and the cello. Its four strings are also tuned exactly like the cello's. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gehu"

Gudok is an ancient Russian string musical instrument, which was played with a bow. Gudok usually had 3 strings: 2 of them were tuned in unison, whereas the 3rd was tuned one fifth higher. All 3 strings were placed in the same plane, so a bow could make them all sound simultaneously (not like in violin, where only 2 strings can be reached at any momement). Sometimes gudok also had several (up to 8) sympathetic strings under the upper sounding board. These made gudok's sound warm and rich. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gudok"

A Hardanger fiddle or hardingfele (Norwegian) is a stringed instrument very similar to a violin, but different enough that a luthier accustomed to repairing violins who works on a hardingfele is likely to ruin it. It typically has eight or nine strings; four are played like a violin, while the rest (aptly named sympathetic strings) resonate sympathetically, providing a pleasant continuous sound environment for the tune. The player usually bows on two of the upper strings at a time, and sometimes three. This is made easy by the relative flatness of the bridge, unlike the more curved bridge on a violin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hardingfele"

Huqin (胡琴) are a family of bowed string instruments used in Chinese music. They consist of a round, hexagonal, or octagonal sound box at the bottom with a stick attached that protrudes upwards. Instruments in the huqin family have two strings (except the sihu, which has four strings tuned in pairs) and their soundboxes are typically covered with either snakeskin or thin wood. Huqin instruments have either two or four tuning pegs, one peg for each string. The pegs are attached vertically through holes drilled in the stick. ...more on Wikipedia about "Huqin"

An igil is a two- stringed Tuvan musical instrument ( huur), played by bowing the strings. The neck and lute-shaped sound box are usually made of a solid piece of pine or other soft wood. The top of the sound box may be covered with skin or a thin wooden plate. The strings, and those of the bow, are traditionally made of hair from a horse's tail (strung parallel), but may also be made of nylon. Like the morin khuur of Mongolia, the igil typically features a carved horse's head at the top of the neck above the tuning pegs, and both instruments are known as the horsehead fiddle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Igil"

A kemenche is a kind of lyra from the Black Sea region of Asia Minor ( Pontus) and is also known as the "Kementche of Laz". It is the main instrument used in Pontian music. It is a bottle-shaped, 3-stringed fiddle played in the upright position. It is sometimes played by resting it on the knee when sitting, and sometimes it is held out in front. A kemenche is a bowed instrument, the bow is called Doksar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kemenche"

The kit violin, or kit, is a stringed musical instrument. It is essentially a very small violin, designed to fit in a pocket — hence its other common name, the pochette fiddle. It was used by dance masters in royal courts and other places of nobility up until around the 18th century. Occasionally, the rebec was used in the same way. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kit violin"

(Kokyu) The kokyū (胡弓) is a traditional Japanese string instrument, the only one played with a bow. Although it was supposedly introduced to Japan from China along with the shamisen, its material, shape and sound are unique to Japan. The instrument also exists in an Okinawan version, called kucho in the Okinawan language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kokyu"

The leiqin (雷琴, lit. "thunderous instrument"; also called leihu) is a Chinese bowed string instrument. It has a metal soundbox covered with snakeskin and a long fingerboard, and is played while seated in a chair, with the instrument held in a vertical or near-vertical position. Unlike the erhu and other instruments in the huqin family, the strings are pressed against the fingerboard in the manner of a sanxian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leiqin"

The lirone, the bass member of the lira family of instruments, is a bowed string instrument with between 9 and 16 gut strings. It is held between the legs in the manner of a cello and its neck is generally fretted. The lirone was primarily used in Italy during the late 16th and early 17th centuries (and particularly in the time of Claudio Monteverdi) to provide harmony for the accompaniment of vocal music. Its flattened bridge allows for the playing of chords of between three and five notes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lirone" Made by shortopedia.

A musical instrument plucked from the toolshed, the musical saw is often a standard, manual wood-cutting saw. However, it is often the case that professional "sawyers" might opt for a custom-made musical saw. These saws generally have a longer blade for a greater range, thinner metal for sweeter notes, and are cut from the original sheet so the grain of the metal runs parallel to the cutting edge of the saw (providing cleaner vibrations). ...more on Wikipedia about "Musical saw"

The nyckelharpa ( Swedish for key harp) is traditional in Sweden. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when the key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nyckelharpa"

The octobass is an extremely large bowed string instrument constructed about 1850 in Paris by the French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798-1875). It has three strings and is essentially a larger version of the double bass (the specimen in the collection of the Musée de la Musique in Paris measures 3.48 meters in length, whereas a full size double bass is generally approximately 2 meters in length). Because of the impractically large size of its fingerboard and thickness of its strings, the strings were stopped by the use of an intricate system of hand- and foot-activated levers and pedals. The instrument was, in fact, so large that it took two musicians to play: one to bow and the other to control the "fingering," and was consequently never produced on a large scale or used much by composers (although Hector Berlioz wrote favorably about the instrument and proposed its widespread adoption). ...more on Wikipedia about "Octobass"

The rebab is a bowed string instrument which was heavily used in old Arabic music. It is considered as part of the lute family ( oud in Arabic). The rebab was often used in old Andalusian classical music and still is used in modern-day Andalusian music, especially in Morocco, where a tradition of Andalusian-style classical music has been kept alive by descendants of Muslims who left Spain as refugees following the Reconquista. In neighbouring European countries, the rebab was adapted into the rebec, which is considered as the ancestor of the violin family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rebab"

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