Editing Col legno (section)

== Equipment ==
Some string players object to {{lang|it|col legno}} playing as it can damage the bow; many players have a cheaper bow which they use for such passages, or for pieces which require extended passages.<ref>Blatter, A.: "Instrumentation and Orchestration", page 37. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 1997</ref> Some players tap the strings with pencils instead of bows, producing a further percussive, lighter sound.<ref>{{cite book | last= Strange | first= Patricia | author2= Allen Strange | title= The Contemporary Violin: Extended Performance Techniques| year= 2001| location= Berkeley | publisher= University of California Press | page=108 |isbn= 978-1-4616-6410-9}}</ref>