slide 2 of 6. When most people ask 'how long does a patent last', they are inquiring about utility patents. A utility patent is the patent granted for new machines, processes, products, and scientific formulas such as medicines or new elemental compounds.
The Stick. The largest part of the violin bow is the stick,with the best ones made of Pernambuco wood from Northeast Brazil, although carbon fiber is another quality choice.he Hair. The hair is the part of the violin bow that touches the strings and produces sound. Horse-hair is the traditional favorite, but synthetic hairs are also used for cheaper bows.
Noun. 1. fiddle-bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow. violin. Amati-a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family.. any instrument of the viol or violin family, esp the violin. 2. (Instruments) a violin played as a folk instrument. 3. time-wasting or trifling behaviour; nonsense; triviality. 4. (Nautical Terms) nautical a small railing around the top of a table to prevent objects from falling off it in bad weather.