violin string

Gut under tension

A violin string is one of the four cords stretched across a violin that vibrate to produce sound when bowed or plucked.

The strings are tuned to G, D, A, and E from lowest to highest.

Made traditionally of gut but now often of steel or synthetic materials: She broke a violin string during the performance.

I need to replace my violin strings.

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fret · pluck · snap · tension · first position · gut · steel · pizzicato · screech · resonance · peg · wound · hum · tremolo · neck · taut · melody · squeak

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G