Perspectives - What Exactly is a Violone? 

Without frets the fingerboard would wear to quickly from the strings, especially if the strings are metal wound.

my thoughts!

Exactly what I thought as I watched. A sound is worth a thousand words.

Maybe my recordings on these instruments could help to get an idea about them? ru-vid.com/group/PLVLbO09fOoszNliaGBx4wcLoZ7q760lJb

💯 % Agreed 👍 I was thinking the exact same thing as I was watching this video.

Me too 😢

5:40 there is a mention about the "flame" holes, in which she says it doesn't influence the sound. As far as I know c or f shapes don't influence the sound either.

[from Heather:] Re tuning, I think it's more likely that plucked string tunings developed first or else simultaneously. I don't really know the definitive answer, and I'm not sure anyone does. And the cello is more versatile because it's smaller and therefore easier to play, its strings are thinner and speak more readily, and its range is more compatible with the human voice, among other things.

Could be helpful: ru-vid.com/group/PLVLbO09fOoszNliaGBx4wcLoZ7q760lJb

Maybe this could help? ru-vid.com/group/PLVLbO09fOoszNliaGBx4wcLoZ7q760lJb

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Great question! These basses are fretted in the area where they are played the most - in the best range of the instrument. The frets stop at the neck block, at which point it would be probably be very challenging if not impossible to tie them. (They're made of gut string and can move around.) Some violists da gamba do occasionally tie an extra fret on the upper part of the fingerboard, beyond the neck block, for certain repertoires. I've not seen that done on double bass. BUT you do see modern bassists who use inlaid dots on the fingerboard to aid intonation. The virtuoso soloist Edgar Meyer has popularized this trend, which makes all kinds of sense given the amount of real estate we have to cover!

I prefer Fifths tuning because the intonation is alot better, & also the resonance starts to increase.

i saw 4 then 5 and 7 and 6....

Toscanini era gran director pero no tomaba en cuenta: 1. "Contrabassi" tienen cuerpo grande del instrumento, mientras cuerpo más grande, más lenta la respuesta. 2. Los sonidos graves tardan de percibirse porque generan un eco profundo en la sala, lo que significa que aunque toques a tiempo el sonido resultante va a demorar, porque lo que escuchamos es más eco que sonido propio. De la misma manera como los organistas tienen que tocar el pedal de manera anticipada para que se escuche normal (si el teclado se encuentra debajo del instrumento).

We think they are better heard in context, so you can hear Heather playing them in various related performance videos. Use this link to see the whole set: www.stauntonmusicfestival.org/perspectives-instruments

Hopefully this can help to listen each one of these (besides the Viennese tuning): ru-vid.com/group/PLVLbO09fOoszNliaGBx4wcLoZ7q760lJb

you mean Vienese Tuning lol. Exudora! The Strings I have never afforded!

@@willb3698 Obbligato Strings are Nylon wound in Metal & they're designed as an alternative to Gut Strings. It has Frets like a Guitar which makes finding the notes easier, big plus. This is the only fretted Double Bass I've seen.

@@willb3698 I prefer to tune this type of Bass in 5ths like a 5 String Violin down 2 Octaves (Obbligato 5ths Tuned Strings plus a High E Solo String) if I had it becuse I find it broadens the range. Obbligato Strings are fairly affordable & the advantage of those is that they hold up better, plus they feel smoother.

@@willb3698 The thing I like about this Bass is that it has Frets (like an Electric Bass) which facilitate playing in tune. I think it's the basic idea of where an Electric Bass came from.