Bowed string instrument
Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings. The bow rubbing the string causes vibration which the instrument emits as sound.
Despite the numerous specialist studies devoted to the origin of bowing, the origin of bowing remains unknown.
List of bowed string instruments
Violin family
- Cello
- Pochette
- Viola
- Violin
- Double bass
- Baroque violin
- Cello da spalla
- Five string violin
- Hardanger fiddle
- Kit violin
- Kontra
- Låtfiol
- Lira da braccio
- Octobass
- Sardino
- Stroh violin
- Tenor violin
Viol family (Viola da Gamba family)
- Alto viol
- Bass viol
- Tenor viol
- Treble viol
- Baryton
- Division viol
- Lirone
- Lyra viol
- Pardessus de viol
- Vihuela de arco
- Violone
- Viola d'amore
Lyra and rebec type
- Byzantine lyra
- Calabrian lira
- Cretan lyra
- Gadulka
- Ghaychak
- Kamancheh
- Kemençe
- Kemenche
- Kemenche
- Lijerica
- Pochette
- Rabeca
- Rebab
- Rebec
- Shah Kaman
Chinese bowed instruments
- Banhu
- Daguangxian
- Dahu
- Dihu
- Diyingehu
- Erhu
- Erxian
- Gaohu
- Gehu
- Huqin
- Jiaohu
- Jinghu
- Jing erhu
- Laruan
- Leiqin
- Maguhu
- Matouqin
- Sanhu
- Sihu
- Tiqin
- Tihu
- Tuhu
- Wenzhenqin
- Xiqin
- Yazheng
- Yehu
- Zhengni
- Zhonghu
- Zhuiqin
- Zhuihu
Rosined wheel instruments
- Bowed clavier
- Donskoy ryley
- Dulcigurdy a.k.a.
- Drejelire
- Harmonichord
- Hurdy-gurdy
- Kaisatsuko
- Lira
- Ninera
- Organistrum
- Tekerő
- Viola organista
- Violano Virtuoso
- Wheelharp
Other bowed instruments
- Agiarut
- Ajaeng
- Arpeggione
- Bowed dulcimer
- Bowed guitar
- Bowed psaltery
- Byzaanchy
- Chuurqin
- Crwth
- Đàn nhị
- Đàn hồ
- Đàn gáo
- Daxophone
- Esraj
- Fiðla
- Gadulka
- Ghaychak
- Giga
- Gudok
- Gue
- Gusle
- Haegeum
- Huqin
- Igil
- Imzad
- Jouhikko
- Kingri
- Kokyū
- Kobyz
- Masenqo
- Morin khuur
- Musical saw
- Neola
- Nyckelharpa
- Ravanahatha
- Salo
- Sarangi
- Sarangi
- Sarinda
- Saw duang
- Saw sam sai
- Saw u
- Shichepshin
- Sohaegeum
- Sorahi
- Sorud
- Talharpa
- Tautirut
- Tro sau thom
- Tro Khmer
- Tro sau toch
- Tro u
- Umbang
- Vielle
- Violoncello da spalla
- Yaylı tambur