Bowed string instrument
String instrument played by a bow rubbing the strings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Bowed" redirects here. For the social gesture, see Bowing. For the playing technique, see Bowing (music).
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.
Despite the numerous specialist studies devoted to the origin of bowing, the origin of bowing remains unknown.[1]