DeSantis, 74 creative strategies for electronic music producers

Another extended technique that can yield great results is the use of stringed instrument bows on other objects. A lot of contemporary percussion music, for example, calls for bowed vibraphone bars, cymbals, gongs, and other metal objects. In fact, almost any piece of resonant metal can be activated via bowing. If you have access to a bow, try bowing pots and pans, metal furniture, etc.