Any of a family of stringed instruments, chiefly of the16th and17th centuries, having a fretted fingerboard, usually six strings, and a flat back and played with a curved bow.

• 古提琴主要指16到17世纪的弦乐器类的一种，具有网格状的指板，通常为六弦，背板扁平，用弯曲的弓演奏