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Bass bar

The bass bar is a strip of wood glued to the inside of the top of a string instrument. It plays a major part in its stability and its resonant properties. The bass bar is positioned along the length of the corpus (i.e., parallel to the strings) and runs under the left foot of the bridge.

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Nils-Christian Engel ist begeisterter Amateur-Cellist

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