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Basically a bow is a long stick. At each end, there is a piece of wood or other material which goes out a short distance from the stick at right angles to it. It holds strings or other material or at least that is what it looks like. They all have technical names.
Beginners bows may use nylon or some other material. A professional uses Siberian horse hair. A professional frequently takes a substance in his hand and runs it up and down on his bow. That is rosin. It keeps his instrument from making a screeching sound. You will hear beginners screech as they play. Professionals do not make that sound.
The violin, the smallest of the string instruments, has the longest bow.
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What is the sick for violin called?
The bow. The hair (the part that touches the string) on the bow is made of horse hair. Be careful not to touch it or you will stain it.
How does a violin produse music?
A violin produces sound by the vibration of the bow on the string, or the vibration when you pluck a string.
True or false a violin string made out of horsehair?
False. The bow hair can be horsehair but the strings are not.
What are the two ways a musical sound cam be made on a violin?
Using the bow or plucking the string.
How do you play col legno on the violin?
Strike the string of the violin with the wooden part of the bow.
