But he met neither ox team, light wagon chaise, horseman, nor foot traveller, till, just as he crossed Salmon River, a man came trudging down to the bridge with a bundle over his shoulder, on the end of a stick.
There are a handful of bow string materials on the market today that work very well when it comes to producing a custom bow string that will be durable and stable while providing good arrow speed. These materials would include D97, 8125G, trophy, 8190, 452X and X. BCY 452X has been around forever.
The violin, viola, cello, and double bass make up the family of  bowed string instruments. The bow is usually made of horse tail  hair stretched over a wood frame, and rosin (a solid resin  extracted from pine trees) is applied to the hair so that it has  sufficient friction to vibrate the strings. Like the guitar and  harpsichord, the strings on bowed instruments can also be plucked.