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Old 02-26-2012, 03:26 PM
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Lightbulb little bass?

Sounds more like a little or 3/4-1/2 sized cello. A bass of anykind in the modern sense would never be that small. But, in the old days, Cellos were also called basses and OUR basses were called Double Basses formally to make the distinction. In that sense, it is a bass of sort but NOT a small DOUBLE Bass. You have a baby Cello, not a Baby Double Bass.. I think!
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