MUSICALSAW

Musical saw

A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. Capable of glissando, the sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin. The musical saw is classified as a friction idiophone with direct friction under the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification.

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musical saw

Noun

  1. (also saw) A musical instrument consisting of a thin sheet of metal, or sometimes a saw, usually played with a bow.


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