String Instruments And Parts

String Instruments And Parts

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The smallest of the bowed string instruments.

Image: Violin

The bowed string instrument that is slightly larger than the violin.

Image: Viola

The bowed string instrument that is held between the knees when played.

Image: Cello

The largest bowed string instrument.

Image: Double Bass

A tool made from wood and horsehair that is pulled across the strings of an instrument, causing them to vibrate and create sound.

Image: Bow

Originally made from beeswax, this is rubbed on the hair of the bow.

Image: Rosin

Plucking the strings

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The strings on violins, violas, cello and bass are tightened using pegs

Image: Pegs

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The strings stretch from the pegs, along the fingerboard and across a bridge which is near where the player will use a bow.

Image: Bridge

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The small version of the tuning pegs. A mechanism on the instrument used to make small tuning changes in the pitch of a string

Image: Fine Tuners

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