wire-strung
Held by cables
Wire-strung describes stringed instruments fitted with metal wire strings rather than gut, nylon, or silk.
A wire-strung harp produces a brighter, more sustained tone than its gut-strung counterpart.
The term appears most often in discussions of traditional Celtic harps and early keyboard instruments: a wire-strung clarsach, wire-strung clavichord.
Plucked orchestral strings
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- dulcimerStringed percussion instrument
- psalteryPlucked medieval string instrument
autoharp · harpsichord · clavichord · koto · hammered · plucked · resonance · soundboard
harp
Plucked orchestral strings
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- dulcimerStringed percussion instrument
psaltery · autoharp · harpsichord · clavichord · koto · hammered · plucked · resonance · soundboard · tuning
tennis
Racquet sport over net
- squashFlatten by pressure
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
- racquetballIndoor wall-bouncing sport
tension · gut · synthetic · frame · head · sweetspot · restring · pattern · durability · control
boundary
Line marking a limit
posts · agricultural · enclosure · property · perimeter · ranch · farm · cattle · sheep · galvanized