String (music)

Flatwound strings on fretless bass guitar

A string in music is a string made of steel, nylon, or gut which vibrates on string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, or violin. They are usually under tension to help them vibrate.

Other websites

• The vibrations of strings with both ends fixed Archived 2005-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Historical types of string Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
• String Tension - technical information on string tension, with tension calculator