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Record 1 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
CONT

To play the cello you need a bow. The quality of the bow is as important as the quality of the instrument itself. ... the "bow hair" - usually more than two hundred hairs - almost always comes from a horse's tail.

OBS

Bow hair is traditionally horsehair, which is a natural material, but it can also be synthetic.

OBS

hair: ... hairs collectively or in the mass, as used for manufacturing purposes and the like.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes

Spanish

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