Editing Bowed string instrument (section)

{{Short description|String instrument played by a bow rubbing the strings}}
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'''Bowed string instruments''' are a subcategory of [[string instrument]]s that are played by a [[bow (music)|bow]] rubbing the [[string (music)|string]]s. 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 [[Bow (music)#Origin|origin of bowing]] remains unknown.<ref>Friedrich Behn, Musikleben im Altertum und frühen page 159</ref>