Often played tilted, this instrument has a "harmonic curve" as the strings lengthen with each octave
[DOC] [TLE] Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary Conr - Coz [PAR] Intervening octaves are irrelevant to this aspect of musical grammar; .... harmonic 
curve (pertaining to the shape of the bridge on a stringed keyboard instrument) 
..... indicates that certain parts have to remain silent while other parts are playing 
..... lining, softwood strip(s) used in string instrument making to strengthen the join
... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Acoustics" - Internet Archive [PAR] Thus the sound produced by a vibrating string, of a piano- forte or violin for 
instance, ..... Each accent above a small letter raises the tone by an octave ; and 
each ... they are probably often used both by singers and by players on 
instruments not ......