Bass bar
DEFINITION
A strip of wood glued to the underside of the belly of a bowed stringed instrument that runs under the lower string. Its purpose is to help sustain the downward pressure exerted by the tension of the strings on the bridge.
A strip of wood glued to the underside of the belly of a bowed stringed instrument that runs under the lower string. Its purpose is to help sustain the downward pressure exerted by the tension of the strings on the bridge.