Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1804
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	double bass
Subject
	321.322
Publisher
	Samuel Shen
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	European
Format
	77.2 in. length
25.5 in. greatest width
8 in. average height of ribs

Identifier
	2682
Language
	EN
Alternative Title
	contrabass
	string bass
	bass
	upright bass
	contrebasse
	Kontrabass
	contrabasso
Extent
	¾ size SB-300
Medium
	wood
	string - wire-wound gut
	metal machine heads
	horsehair
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Symphony Orchestra
	Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
	Jazz Big Band
	Jazz Combo
	Bluegrass String Band from the United States
	String Orchestra
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Europe
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
String carrier design for chordophone
	lute - joined
Resonator design for chordophone
	box with wood soundboard
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	pressure bridge to ridge-nut
String tension control for chordophone
	machine head
Method of sounding for chordophone
	bowing (direct) and plucking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by pressure stopping against fretless fingerboard)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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