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String Instruments
String instruments are any instruments which produce sound by vibrating strings. Many instruments belong in this family, including: banjos, cellos, double basses, guitars, violas, and violins. Questions about these instruments belong here.
1,113 Questions
how would you complete the series with the correct word. cello guitar piano violin is it a trombone b xylophone c drum d trumpet e saxophone?
When was the violin shoulder rest invented?
There is a U.S. patent, number 3727509 with a file date of 07/22/1971.
Is your 1736 josef kloz violin an original or fake?
The first Josef in the Klotz family was born in 1743. He was Sebastian's son so the violin may be a fake. Take it to a good violin dealer, someone who deals in older violins, not student violins and have them look at it.
How old was Andrea Amati when he invented the Violin?
she was 35 year old when she made one that looks like the modern one we have today.
"She" was a "he". There's no evidence he invented the violing and no one could possibly know his age when he first began making a violin!
What school did banjo Paterson go to?
Banjo Paterson went to sydney grammar school but before that he had home school with the government
How many Lady Blunt Stradivarius violins were made?
There are many Stradivarius violins. However, each has its own unique nickname, and there is only one nicknamed Lady Blunt. 'Twas named after Lord Byron's granddaughter, Lady Anne Blunt.
Did rudy lyle manufacture banjos?
No. Rudy Lyle, best known as Bill Monroe's banjo picker on "Rawhide"(the Bill Monroe instrumental and nothing to do with the old TV series)played a Gibson banjo.
The "Lyle" banjo was a cheap Japanese or Korean or Taiwanese(doesn't matter which) mass-market entry-level banjo.
The name of the "Lyle" banjo has nothing to do with Rudy, nor he with it. This type of banjo is made by a diversified industrial corporation and the name can be anything, at the request of the importer/distributor.
Who was antonius stratuari from cremona?
In my opinion Antonius Stratuari (stratuarius) and Antonio Stradivari the same person.
