Bowed string instrument

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Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.

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List of bowed string instruments

Violin family

• Violin (violino)
• Viola (altviol, bratsche)
• Cello (violoncello)
• Double bass (contrabasso)

Variants on the standard four members of the violin family include:

• Viola Profonda
• Violin octet
• Fiddle
• Five string violin
• Baroque violin
• Kontra
• Kit violin
• Stroh violin
• Låtfiol
• Hardanger fiddle
• Lira da braccio
• Octobass

Viol family (Viola da Gamba family)

• Treble viol (treble viola da gamba)
• Alto viol (alto viola da gamba)
• Tenor viol (tenor viola da gamba)
• Bass viol (bass viola da gamba)

Variants on the standard four members of the viol family include:

• Pardessus de viol
• Division viol
• Lyra viol
• Baryton
• Violone
• Viola d'amore
• Lirone
• Vihuela de arco

Lyra and Rebec Type

• Byzantine lyra
• Cretan lyra
• Calabrian lira
• Gadulka
• Lijerica
• Pochette
• Rebec
• Rabeca
• Rebab
• Kemenche
• Kamancheh
• Kemençe of the Black Sea
• Classical kemençe

Chinese Bowed Instruments

• Banhu
• Daguangxian
• Dahu
• Dihu
• Diyingehu
• Erhu
• Erxian
• Gaohu
• Gehu
• Huqin
• Jiaohu
• Jinghu
• Jing erhu
• Laruan
• Leiqin
• Matouqin
• Maguhu
• Sanhu
• Sihu
• Tiqin
• Tihu
• Tuhu
• Yehu
• Yazheng
• Xiqin
• Zhonghu
• Zhuihu
• Zhuiqin

Rosined wheel instruments

The following instruments are sounded by means of a turning wheel that acts as the bow.

• Organistrum
• Hurdy-gurdy
• Donskoy ryley
• Dulcigurdy a.k.a
• Vielle à roue et à manche
• Drejelire
• Lira (instrument)
• teker?
• Ninera
• Kaisatsuko
• Violano Virtuoso
• Wheelharp
• Viola organista
• Harmonichord
• Bowed clavier

Other bowed instruments

• Masenqo
• Violoncello da spalla
• Lira da braccio
• Ravanahatha
• Ajaeng
• Yayl? tanbur
• Kingri string Instrument
• Shichepshin
• ?àn nh?
• ?àn h?
• ?àn gáo
• Sohaegeum
• Haegeum
• Koky?
• sorud
• Chuurqin
• Yayl? tanbur
• Daxophone
• Arpeggione
• Bowed psaltery
• Bowed dulcimer
• Jouhikko
• Talharpa
• Gue
• Vielle
• Giga
• Fiðla
• Tautirut
• Agiarut
• Crwth
• Neola
• Bowed guitar
• Musical saw
• Morin khuur
• Gusle
• Saw duang
• Saw sam sai
• Saw u
• Tro Khmer
• Tro sau toch
• Tro sau thom
• Tro u
• huqin
• Sarangi
• Sarangi (Nepali)
• Sarinda
• Esraj
• Nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle)
• Ghaychak
• Gadulka
• Gudok
• Kobyz
• Sorahi
• Byzaanchy
• Igil
• Imzad

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