![]() ![]() ![]() Lower Bout: See bout Machines/Machine Heads: Also Tuning Machines, Tuners - the gear and post mechanisms which allow for tuning the strings to their open (base) pitch. Headstock The top portion of the neck, consisting of the pegbox, tuning machines and the scroll. Gamba shape The C bout (center section of body) edges are shaped as in the illustration, as opposed to violin corners, which are pronounced and pointy. Flatback The back of the bass, when it is flat, not rounded like the top of the bass. Does your fingerboard have a sharp angle between the E and A strings? See Romberg Bevel. Ebony is traditional due to its hardness, but even it will eventually begin to groove and need planing to return it to playing condition. Fingerboard The "fingering" surface attached to the neck, usually made of ebony or another hardwood (don't call it a fretboard, there are no frets!!). F-Hole: Also Sound Hole an opening in the bass table (top) which allows the sound produced by the bass vibration to project outward. Extension (not pictured) An optional mechanism that is installed to the headstock, to extend the lowest string in order to produce notes below E. The endpin shaft often comes to a sharp point this allows a (usually orchestral) player to "stake into" the floor in order to couple with the stage (but always ask first!) For most players, the bass is played with the point covered by a non-slip rubber cap or screw-on cover. There are many variations of endpins, they are not interchangeable, and the endblock and/or endpin assembly must be modified to mate. The Endpin Assembly also has a groove or some sort of arrangement to hold one end of the Tailgut (tailpiece wire). (interior view) Endpin/Endpin Assembly The endpin assembly consists of a shaft and sleeve, and in most cases with some sort of mechanism to tighten the shaft. Bridge The bridge supports and shapes the strings C Bout: See bout Dowel: See soundpost (interior view) Endblock The wood at the bottom of the bass that provides the heft necessary to handle the pressures exerted by the endpin assembly. ![]() Bout TThese sections of the bass are defined by the shape of the top: upper, "c" (the middle, indented section), and lower. The back and sides of basses are usually maple. (interior view) Belly The top, or front of the bass, usually spruce. It reinforces the top so it does not collapse under the pressure of the bridge. Bass Bar This is a piece of spruce (usually) inside the instrument, glued to or carved into the top running parallel to the lowest string. The images at right are labeled with parts of the bass, and the entries below may also include comments to help familiarize yourself with the parts and their purpose.Īfterlength This is the part of the string that travels from the bridge to the hole in the tailpiece. Additional important bass terms are in a separate list below the parts glossary. Many of the terms are specific to the parts of the double bass those are listed first, along with a related illustration for many of them. (there is no difference among these, they're just different names for the same thing). Upright Bass, Double Bass, String Bass, Bass Viol, Contrabass, Bass Fiddle, Bull Fiddle, Acoustic Bass, Standup Bass, Doghouse Bass. We have a list of common terms relating to the. ![]()
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