The string instruments are one of the
most popular instrument families in the world. They are also make up the largest
instrument family. String instruments can cry, tremble, and laugh just like the human
voice. The bow that you use to play a string instrument is made out of one-hundred and
fifty horse hairs! The beautiful vibrating sound that you here when you play this
instrument first came from the bow and arrow! When the hunters shot the arrows, the bow
would vibrate. They thought that the vibrating sound sounded really good. They decided to
make instruments out of that vibrating sound.
