alleryStart learning →In a guitar, which part is plucked to start sound production?
AA hollow air column
BA stretched membrane
CA stretched string
DA vibrating reed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A stretched string
Plucking sets a guitar's stretched string into vibration.
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