Quantum Bass Center Blog Properties of some common bass shapes

Why is there such wide variety in the shapes and sizes of double basses? Why does there seem to be no standard? What do the different shapes indicate? Makers through the ages, certainly, have primarily sought to produce basses with BIG SOUND to fulfill the role of the bass in an ensemble. The fundamental frequencies of the bass (open E string = 41Hz) must emanate at a comparable volume to the much higher, faster-travelling, and more easily produced notes of the violin (open E = 659 Hz). Thi [...]