ASTRINGS

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Quartet in a string quartet” — The New York Times, Friday, 1 June 2007.

8 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Quartet in a string quartetonce
The New York Times — Friday, 1 June 2007
Violin componentsonce
The New York Times — Friday, 20 January 2006
They're between D's and E's on guitarsonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 30 November 1999