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.
Viola
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The viola is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. The viola is slightly larger than the violin and has a lower sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the mid
Bow (music)
…instrument to cause vibration, which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and bass, although some bows are used with musical saws and other bowed idiophones. A bow consists of a specially shaped stick with other…
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Viola close up of bridge
Oak Leaf viola, Eric Benning, Benning Violins
Playing a 43 cm (17 in) viola in 3rd position.