Is the double bass a member of the violin family? It shares neither tuning nor structure. By the way a double bass player is called a bassist.
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Kemner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [Viols] question about the viola da gamba > To add further confusion the bass of the violin family (double bass) > is called a bass viol too. Maybe "true lyre of Apollo" would be simpler. > > > _______________________________________________ > Viols mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.sandwich.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/viols > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.11/722 - Release Date: 3/14/2007 3:38 PM > > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
