Editing Musical saw (section)

==Types==
[[File:Jean-Claude Welche doc.JPG|thumb|A musical saw, without teeth]]
Sawists often use standard wood-cutting saws, although special musical saws are also made. As compared with wood-cutting saws, the blades of musical saws are generally wider, for [[range (music)|range]], and longer, for finer control. They do not have set or sharpened teeth, and may have grain running parallel to the back edge of the saw, rather than parallel to the teeth. Some musical saws are made with thinner metal, to increase flexibility, while others are made thicker, for a richer [[timbre|tone]], longer sustain, and stronger harmonics.

A typical musical saw is {{Convert|5|in|cm}} wide at the handle end and {{Convert|1|in|cm}} wide at the tip. Such a saw will generally produce about two [[octave]]s, regardless of length. A bass saw may be over {{Convert|6|in|cm}} at the handle and produce about two-and-a-half octaves. There are also musical saws with 3–4 octaves range, and new improvements have resulted in as much as 5 octaves note range. Two-person saws, also called "misery whips", can also be played, though with less virtuosity, and they produce an octave or less of range.

Most sawists use cello or violin bows, using violin [[rosin]], but some may use improvised home-made bows, such as a wooden dowel.