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  • curprev 04:3304:33, 11 May 2022100.37.221.251 talk 5,731 bytes +4 →‎Bowed: The double bass is NOT a member of the violin family. It is tuned in fourths and has sloping shoulders, and other characteristics, that indicate it is a viol. The “violone” is the double bass member of the violin family, notice its rounded shoulders and tuning in 5ths. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

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  • curprev 01:1101:11, 11 October 2019210.246.30.180 talk 5,601 bytes 0 →‎Bowed: the violone is the contrabass of the viol family, whereas the double bass is the contrabass of the violin family. The viol family went out of use in the 17th or 18th century and was replaced by the violin family as they produced a better sound. It is an easy mix-up, but this is correct. If it was the other way around, modern orchestras would have violone, but they don't, they have double basses. The instruments in the viol family have five or six strings, but those in the violin fa... undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

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