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Master of The secret life of the double bass
maestro The Octobass
This giant bass is shaking the floor with a rumble you feel but can't even hear!
maestro A slim, body-less electric upright bass stands against a colossal wooden background.
maestro Glowing amber varnish covers the colossal wooden curves of a towering double bass.
maestro Drag the heavy bow to learn how the double bass creates its deep, powerful sound.
Sub-bass hearing: The lowest notes of the giant octobass are so low that humans feel them as physical vibrations rather than hearing them as pitches.
A very large, rare bowed string instrument of the violin family that is tuned an octave below the double bass. French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume built the first successful model in Paris around 1850.
What is the name of the Italian city famous for historic luthiers like Stradivari and Amati?
maestro The giant octobass created by French instrument maker Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
The lowest notes of the octobass reach 16 Hertz, which is below what biological threshold?
Which famous 1815 English double bass survived a shipwreck in 1840 and is still played today?
Which legendary violin maker also crafted a tiny, highly prized number of double basses in the 1700s?
How tall is the giant 'octobass' invented by French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1850?
What is the main advantage of an Electric Upright Bass (EUB) on a loud rock stage compared to an acoustic bass?