The double bass is a viol that's lost its frets, not a violin. > 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 >
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