Bow (music)
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In music, a bow is a tensioned stick which has hair coated in rosin affixed to it. It is moved across some part of a musical instrument to cause vibration, which the instrument emits as sound. The vas
Frog of a modern violin bow (K. Gerhard Penzel)
Tip of a modern violin bow (K. Gerhard Penzel)
Carving of a bowed musical instrument (cruit or fiddle, 11th century Ireland, Lough Currane)
Turning the screw on a modern violin bow causes the frog (heel) to move, which adjusts the tension on the hair.
Fingerboard
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The fingerboard is an important component of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of material, usually wood, that is laminated to the front of the neck of an instrument. The strings run
Six strings bass guitar fingerboard
Scalloped fingerboard of Yngwie Malmsteen's Stratocaster