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I'll name you several:

  • Guitar
  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Bass
  • Harp
  • Piano
  • Zither
  • Harpsichord
  • Clavichord
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The well known instruments with a string ( or more correctly those belonging to the string section) are:

  • Violin

  • Viola

  • Cello

  • Harp

  • acoustic guitar

  • Double bass

  • Electric bass

(All of these can also be electric)

However, here is a full list of every single possible stringed instrument that has ever existed if you want is:

Bowed instruments

  • Ajaeng (Korea)

  • Anzad

  • Arpeggione

  • Banhu (China)

  • Baryton

  • Bazantar (United States)

  • Bowed psaltery

  • Cello

    • Electric cello

  • Cizhonghu (China)

  • Crwth

  • Dahu (China)

  • Đàn gáo (Vietnam)

  • Diyingehu (China)

  • Double bass

  • Erhu (China)

  • Erxian (China)

  • Esraj (India)

  • Fiddle (Colloquial term for violin)

  • Gadulka (Bulgaria)

  • Gaohu (China)

  • Gehu (China)

  • Ghaychak (Iran)

  • Goje (Mali)

  • Gudok (Russia)

  • Gunjac (Croatia)

  • Gusle

  • Haegeum (Korea)

  • Hardanger fiddle (Norway)

  • Huluhu (China)

  • Huqin (China)

  • Igil (Tuva)

  • Jinghu (China)

  • Jouhikko (Finland)

  • Kamancheh (Iran)

  • Kemenche (Turkey)

  • Kobyz (Kazakhstan)

  • Kokyu (Japan)

  • K'ni Vietnam

  • Laruan (China)

  • Leiqin (China)

  • Lirone

  • Maguhu (China)

  • Masenqo (Ethiopia)

  • Morin khuur (Mongolia)

  • Nyckelharpa (Sweden)

  • Octobass

  • Psalmodikon

  • Rebab

  • Rebec

  • Sarangi (Nepal, Pakistan and India)

  • Sarinda (India)

  • Saw sam sai (Thailand)

  • Sihu (China)

  • Tro (Cambodia)

  • Trumpet marine or tromba marina

  • Vielle

  • Viol (viola da gamba)

  • Lyra viol

    • Violone

    • Division viol

    • Viola bastarda

  • Viola

  • Viola d'amore

  • Viola pomposa

  • Violin

    • Electric violin

    • Kit violin (Dancing master violin)

    • Stroh violin

    • Violin octet instruments

      • Vertical viola

  • Violotta

  • Yaylı tanbur (Turkey)

  • Yazheng (China)

  • Yehu (China)

  • Zhonghu (China)

  • Zhuihu (China)

Guitar and lute

  • Appalachian dulcimer (United States)

  • Auto-harp (United States)

  • BaÄŸlama (Turkey)

  • Bajo Quinto (Mexico)

  • Bajo sexto (Mexico)

  • Balalaika (Russia)

  • Bandura (Ukraine)

  • Bandurria (Spain)

  • Banjo (United States)

    • Banjo Cello

    • Bass Banjo

    • Bluegrass Banjo

    • Electric Banjo

    • Fretless Banjo

    • Plectrum Banjo

    • Long Neck Banjo

    • Tenor Banjo

  • Barbat (Iran)

  • Begena (Ethiopia)

  • Bordonua (Puerto Rico)

  • Bouzouki (Greece)

  • Bugarija (Croatia)

  • Buzuq (Lebanon)

  • Cavaquinho (Portugal and Brazil)

  • Çeng (Turkey)

  • Charango (Bolivia)

  • Chitarra battente (Italy)

  • Chitarrone (Mexico)

  • Cittern (Britain)

  • Cuatro (Puerto Rico)

  • Cuatro (Venezuela)

  • Cümbüş (Turkey)

  • Đàn bầu (Vietnam)

  • Đàn nguyệt (Vietnam)

  • Đàn tranh (Vietnam)

  • Đàn tỳ bà (Vietnam)

  • Diddley bow (United States)

  • Dombra (Eastern Europe and Central Asia)

  • Domra (Russia)

  • Doshpuluur (Tuva)

  • Double bass

  • Dutar (Persia)

  • Duxianqin (China)

  • Ektara (India)

  • Electric bass

    • Electric upright bass

  • Gayageum (Korea)

  • Geomungo (Korea)

  • Gottuvadhyam (India)

  • Gravikord

  • Guitar (Spain)

    • Acoustic bass guitar

    • Baritone guitar

    • Bass guitar

    • Cigar box guitar

    • Electric Guitar

    • Harp guitar

    • Resonator guitar (a.k.a. dobro)

    • Seven-string guitar

    • Tailed bridge guitar

    • Tenor guitar

  • Guitarrón (Mexico)

  • Guitarrón Chileno (Chile}

  • Gusli (Russia)

  • Guqin (China)

  • Guzheng (China)

  • Harp

    • Chromatic Harp

    • Electric harp

    • Folk harp

    • Pedal Harp (aka Concert Harp)

  • Harpsichord (Europe, keyboard instrument)

  • Irish bouzouki (Ireland)

  • Kacapi (Indonesia)

  • Kantele (Finland)

  • Kanun (Middle East, Persia)

  • Koboz (Hungary)

  • Kobza (Ukraine)

  • Konghou (China)

  • Kontigi (Nigeria)

  • Kora (West Africa)

  • Koto (Japan)

  • Krar (Ethiopia)

  • Kutiyapi (Philippines)

  • Langeleik (Norway)

  • Laúd

  • Liuqin (China)

  • Lute (Europe)

    • Archlute

    • Theorbo

  • Lyre

  • Mandolin (Italy)

    • Mandola

    • Octave mandolin

    • Mandocello

    • Mandolin-banjo

    • Mando-bass

  • Mohan veena

  • Monochord

  • Musical bow

  • Nyatiti (Kenya)

  • Oud (Middle East, Greece)

  • Pandura

  • Pipa (China)

  • Portuguese guitar (Portugal)

  • Psaltery

  • Qanún/kanun (Middle East, Persia)

  • Qinqin (China)

  • Ruan (China)

  • Requinto

  • Rote

  • Rubab

  • Rudra veena (India)

  • Sallaneh (Iran)

  • Sanxian (China)

  • Saraswati veena (India)

  • Å argija (Bosnia)

  • Sarod (India)

  • Sasando (Indonesia)

  • Saung (Burma)

  • Saz (Turkey)

  • Setar (Iran)

  • Shamisen (Japan)

  • Sitar (India, Pakistan)

    • Surbahar

  • Tambura

  • Tamburitza (Pannonian plain)

  • Tanbur

  • Tar (lute)

  • Tea chest bass

  • Tiple (North and South America)

  • Torban (Ukraine)

  • Tres (Cuba)

  • Tricordia (Mexico)

  • Ukulele (Hawaii)

    • Banjolele

    • Baritone Ukulele

    • Concert Ukulele

    • Taropatch (aka Li'liu)

    • Tenor Ukulele

  • Ukulele

Valiha (Madagascar)

  • Veena (India)

  • Vichitra veena (India)

  • Vihuela (Spain)

  • Paul Panhuysen's string installations

  • Yueqin (China)

  • Zhongruan (China)

  • Zhu (China)

  • Zither

    • Alpine Zither

    • Concert Zither

Struck instruments

  • Berimbau (Brazil)

  • Cimbalom (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania)

  • Chapman stick

  • Chitarra battente, aka "knocking guitar" (Italy)

  • Clavichord (keyboard instrument)

  • Đàn tam thập lục (Vietnam)

  • Hammered dulcimer

  • Khim (Thailand and Cambodia)

  • Piano (Keyboard instrument)

  • Santur/santoor (Persia, India, Pakistan, Greece)

  • Tsymbaly (Ukraine)

  • Warr guitar

  • Yanggeum (Korea)

  • Yangqin (China)

Instruments played in another way

  • Aeolian harp (air movement)

  • Hurdy gurdy (rotating wheel, similar in effect to a bow)

  • Ellen Fullman's Long String Instrument, rubbed, the strings vibrate in the longitudinal mode

Traditional string instruments by country

  • Abyssinia (Eritrea & Ethiopia)

    • Krar

  • North America:

    • Appalachian dulcimer

    • Autoharp

    • Banjo

  • Benelux:

    • Hommel

    • Vlier

    • Épinette

    • Hakkebord

  • Brazil:

    • Cavaquinho

    • Berimbau

    • Brazilian viola

  • Bulgaria:

    • Gadulka

    • Tambura

  • Burundi:

    • Inanga (also Burundian zither)

  • China:

    • Guqin (7-string zither)

    • Guzheng (21-string zither)

    • Huqin (family of bowed lutes)

    • Erhu (2-string bowed lute)

    • Gaohu (2-string bowed lute, high pitched)

    • Pipa (4-string pear-shaped lute)

    • Sanxian (3-string fretless lute)

    • Yángqín (hammered dulcimer)

    • Zhu

  • Congo:

    • Lindanda

  • Croatia:

    • Gunjac (Croatia)

    • Tamburitza

  • Estonia:

    • Kannel

  • Finland:

    • Kannel

    • Kantele

  • France:

    • Épinette

  • Germany:

    • Scheitholt

    • Hackbrett

    • Hammered dulcimer

  • Greece:

    • Bouzouki

    • Lyre

  • Hungary:

    • Cimbalom

    • Citera

  • Iceland:

    • Langspil

  • India:

    • Sarod

    • Sarangi

    • Sitar

    • Veena

    • Saraswati veena

    • Rudra veena

    • Vichitra veena

    • Gottuvadhyam veena

    • Mohan veena

    • Mahanataka veena

    • Santoor

    • Esraj

    • Ektara

    • Tanpura

    • Sarinda

  • Iran:

    • Setar

    • Tar (lute)

    • Santur

    • Kamancheh

  • Italy:

    • Chitarra battente ("knocking guitar")

  • Japan:

    • Ichigenkin

    • Koto

    • Shamisen

  • Korea:

    • Gayageum

    • Geomungo

  • Latvia:

    • kokle

  • Lithuania:

    • KanklÄ—s

  • Malawi:

    • Bangwe

  • Norway:

    • Hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle)

    • Langeleik

  • Philippines:

    • Fegereng (Tiruray)

    • Kutiyapi (Maguindanaon)

  • Portugal

    • Ukulele

  • Puerto Rico:

    • Bordonua

    • Cuatro

    • Tiple

  • Rwanda:

    • Inanga

  • Russia:

    • Balalaika

    • Domra

    • Gusli

  • Slovenia:

    • Drone zither

  • Spain:

    • Bandurria

    • Guitar

    • Vihuela

  • Java:

    • Sundanese Kacapi

  • Sweden:

    • Hummel

    • Nyckelharpa

  • Tanzania:

    • Zeze

  • Ukraine:

    • Bandura

    • Kobza

    • Starosvitska bandura

    • Torban

    • Tsymbaly

  • Venezuela:

    • Cuatro

  • Vietnam:

    • Dan Tranh

    • Dan Thap Luc

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Instruments is the string family include:

  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • Double Bass, string bass
  • Guitar/lute
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13y ago
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Guitar, Bass Guitar, double bass, cello, harp and all types of violins.

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Alot of instruments have strings including:

Violin

Viola

Bass

Zaktro

-Gmixer

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12y ago
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my butt

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