What were the string pitches on the Octobass? What frequencies? Regards, Leonard Williams
On 3/16/07 6:21 AM, "MWWilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vuillaume built an Octobass in the early 1800's which was about 10 feet tall > and was so huge it required two people to play, one to operate the fingering > "levers" and the other to bow. Years ago when Dave Horine was alive, he had > one of the surviving Octobasses on display at his Bass Viol Shop in > Cincinnatti. That was a fascinating place for those of us who started as > bassists. But then Dave was a fascinating guy, a real craftsman, and a > gentleman too. > > Regards, > Mike To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
