open string

American  

noun

1. a staircase string whose top follows the profile of the steps in such a way that the treads project beyond its outer face.

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Example Sentences

“The note has a beginning, a middle and an end. This open string must not sound like an open string!”

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021

He sped the piece up, and moved the song to a higher key so that he could use the vibrant sound of the cello’s lowest open string.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2016

Mr. Reid stamped its droning bass ostinato with a weighty authority, laying into an open string, while Mr. Lewis played a sly rhythmic game of tension and release.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2014

The brittle melody that surfaced, with its classical intimations, was set against a yawning low drone on a slack-tuned open string.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011

Natural harmonics may be formed on the major triad of each open string, using the open string as the tonic.

From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Martens, Frederick Herman