
05/19/2022
The double bass is so cool, it has 8 names (!!) - contrabass, string bass, bass, bass viol, bass fiddle, bull fiddle, French contrebasse & German Kontrabass.
Though much larger in size, the double bass is part of the violin family, sounding an octave lower than the cello.
FUN FACT: according to the Guinness World Records the largest double bass measured 18 ft 2.7 in tall and 7 ft wide. It was made by Gigezunft Doppleschwand in Switzerland & was completed on October 28, 2006.
Now that's a big bass!!