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World Service,28 Oct 1996,4 mins

Double Bass

Going Solo

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As with all the other string instruments, the bass is played with the left hand pitching the notes, and the right hand stroking the bow or plucking the strings. Best known as a jazz instrument, the double bass has kept cab drivers in work for years. With music played by Marc Johnson and Frantisek Posta.

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