Noun
string instrument (plural string instruments)
(music) A musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings.
There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try, to be tempered. Lara St. John
The Marshall guitar amplifier doesn't just get louder when you turn it up. It distorts the sound to produce a whole range of new harmonics, effectively turning a plucked string instrument into a bowed one. Brian Eno
An E-Bow is small hand-held battery-powered device that magnetically excites the strings of an electric string instrument to provide a sustained, singing tone. Source: Internet
Cello main The cello is a bowed string instrument. Source: Internet
Bowed string instrument technique Practical implications If a string player has to play pizzicato for a long period of time, the performer may put down the bow. Source: Internet
The bass player is Terry “Sawbones” Grant who plays an unconventional 12-string bass instead of the usual four string instrument. Source: Internet