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Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Stringed instruments (499 words) |
 | On any stringed instrument, tuning a string is a matter of tightening or loosening the string, and playing different notes is a matter of playing on strings of different length or of altering the length of the strings with one's fingers (by “stopping” the strings against a fingerboard) while playing. |
| The principal kinds of modern stringed instruments are the members of the violin family (violin, viola, cello, double bass), which are played with a bow and sometimes plucked; the harp and the guitar, which are only plucked; and stringed keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord. |
| On most stringed instruments, including the stringed keyboard instruments, the strings are stretched parallel to the resonator, and they rest on a bridge of some sort that transmits their vibrations to the wood. |
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String instrument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (966 words) |
| Instruments such as the guitar and kora are plucked, either by a finger or thumb, or by some other device such as a plectrum. |
| Some string instruments have keyboards attached which are manipulated by the player, meaning she does not have to pay attention to the strings directly. |
| Other string instruments with a keyboard include the clavichord (where the strings are struck by tangents), and the harpsichord (where the strings are plucked by tiny plectra). |
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