It has the sweet-est tone, especially on the upper strings, like musical honey.

Cristofori was able to do this by using iron in the upper strings instead of his customary brass.

Yet some players have complained from the start that the high-frequency sounds, the upper string and wind tones, were weaker than they should be.

In the closing bars the crotchet figure of the bass passes into the upper strings before the final cadence.

The upper strings could be easily drowned out by the other instruments, especially if electric, or even by the singer.

The player usually bows on two of the upper strings at a time, and sometimes three.

And the handful of period instrumentalists - specifically, the upper strings - were a persistent and debilitating problem.

Andante: A slow, mellow movement in the relative minor and largely on the upper strings of the instrument.

In a later version it is doubled by the upper strings.

I can understand that,' said Waylander, picking up his crossbow and drawing back the upper string.