The Stentor Conservatoire Double Bass

Description: Brand: Stentor / Fully carved back and front. Hand made from top quality selected solid tonewoods.

Newest Review: ... is a thin stick of wood underneath and slightly to the right of the bridge, connecting the front to the back of the bass. ... more

... Also in the soundbox is a bass bar which is a strip of wood glued underneath to the left side of the bridge. The sound post and bass bar are both involved in the conduction of the sound. The bridge is a rather ornate looking piece of wood standing at 90° between the body of the bass and the strings and its job is to hold the strings off the body of the instrument. It is actually held in position by the pressure of the strings. I hadn't realised this until I had to repair the one on my daughter's violin. Cut int...more

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The Stentor Conservatoire Double Bass: Do you have an instrument as big as this? (2339 words)
by - written on 07/07/08 (Very useful, 815 readings)
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My family are all rather musical and we have acquired quite a collection of instruments over the years. For a significant anniversary I decided to buy a double bass. In his younger days my partner had played the electric bass in various bands and had always said one day he would like to have a double bass. Well now he has. What is a double bass? Well I suppose the short answer is that it looks like a giant violin, although it's actually descended from an instrument called the viol. It dates as far back as the 16th century and is the largest and lowest sounding instrument in the string family of instruments. The other instruments in this ... Read the complete review

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