musical bows

Simple zitherlike chordophones found worldwide, consisting of a flexible stick curved by the tension of a string or, rarely, several strings, stretched between its ends, with or without a detachable resonator.

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musical bows
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
March 8, 2024