tremolo bar

noun

variants or tremolo arm

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremolo bar was in 1961

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“Tremolo bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremolo%20bar. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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