Bass bar

In a string instrument, the bass bar is a brace running from the foot of the neck to a position under the bridge, which bears much of the tension of the strings. Bass bars are used: * In all members of the violin family; * In some archtop guitars; and in many other string instruments. According to the A Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove:

Bass bar

In a string instrument, the bass bar is a brace running from the foot of the neck to a position under the bridge, which bears much of the tension of the strings. Bass bars are used: * In all members of the violin family; * In some archtop guitars; and in many other string instruments. According to the A Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove: