| DOUBLEBASS | Largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the violin family |
| TUBA | The largest and lowest-pitched instrument In the brass family (4) |
| CELLO | Instrument of the violin family between the viola and the double bass |
| VIOLA | Four-stringed instrument of the violin family, larger and lower in pitch than the violin (5) |
| BASS | The lowest-pitched member of the violin family, sounding an octave lower than the cello. (4) |
| VIOLADAGAMBA | Second largest and lowest of the stringed instruments, held between the knees when played (5,2,5) |
| STRINGORCHESTRA | Musical ensemble consisting of instruments of the violin family (6,9) |
| ARCO | Musical direction for instruments of the violin family (4) |
| BASSIST | A player of the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family (7) |
| TENOR | The highest ordinary male singing voice; an instrument such as a recorder, saxophone or viola of corresponding range; or, the lowest-pitched bell in a ring or peal (5) |
| BASSISTS | Players of bull fiddles or of the lowest-pitched guitars (8) |
| STROKE | The distance between the highest and lowest points reached by the piston moving in the cylinder (6) |
| ASIA | Locale of both the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface |
| BULLFIDDLE | Largest of the violin family, informally |
| KEEL | Chief and lowest timber of a vessel forming the supporting frame |
| ARG | Country with the highest and lowest points in the W. Hemisphere |
| DEATHVALLEY | The hottest, driest and lowest National Park in the USA |
| FIDDLE | Member of the violin family |
| TREBLE | Relating to a soprano voice or a high-pitched instrument (6) |
| PICCOLO | High-pitched instrument still cool, oddly (7) |
