Sound Generating Mechanism of the Double Bass

Abstract

This paper deals with the mechanical properties of the double bass and double bass bow. The sound of the instrument, as well as the vibrations of the bow, were recorded while playing. The sound was recorded with a microphone, while a sensor, placed on the bow’s stick, registered its vibrations. By observing these signals, from double bass and bow, the correlation between them was determined in order to explain the bow-string mechanism.

Keywords

• bow
• double bass
• stick-slip effect
• vibrations
• sound