Stringed Instruments from Around the World

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Instruments that create sound by vibrating strings have been around for a very long time all across the world. The possibility for a memorable “riff” has existed since people unintentionally stretched the residual tendons and sinews of their dinner across wooden fasteners. A string instrument is a musical instrument that uses vibrating … Read more

Ultimate Guide to Bowed String Instruments

Bowed string instruments got their name due to the fact that the sound is made by rubbing the strings by means of horsehair stretched on a bow. The violin family that we know today, which includes the violin, viola, cello, and double bass, came from the oldest viola da braccio, which was … Read more

Ultimate Guide to the Guitar Family of Instruments

Guitars belong to the plucked string instruments. It is a subcategory of string instruments that are played by plucking the strings. It is a way of pulling and releasing the string in such a way as to give it an impulse that causes the string to vibrate. It is done by either … Read more