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GUEST,Grishka | Double Bass: Why called? (17) | RE: Double Bass: Why called? | 28 Oct 14 |
A string (or pipe, tube etc.) that sounds an octave lower than another one, with all other parameters unchanged, will theoretically be of double length. In particular, an organ register that sounds an octave below nominal (8-foot) is called 16-foot, after the approximate length of the lowest C pipe. The person who coined the English name may have been an organist. |