Editing Double bass (section)

==Description==
[[File:Ellen Andrea Wang Sentralen Oslo Jazzfestival (181320).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|[[Ellen Andrea Wang]] performing at the Oslo Jazz Festival]]

A typical double bass stands around {{convert|180|cm|ft|0|abbr=in}} from scroll to endpin. Whereas the traditional "full-size" ({{frac|4|4}} size) bass stands on average {{convert|74.8|in|cm}}, the more common {{3/4}} size bass (which has become the most widely used size in the modern era, even among orchestral players) stands on average {{convert|71.6|in|cm}} from scroll to endpin.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brun |first=Paul |author-link= |date=1989 |title=A History of the Double Bass |url= |location= |publisher= P. Brun Productions|page=82 |isbn=2951446101}}</ref><ref name="size">[http://www.gollihurmusic.com/faq/2-SIZES_DOUBLE_BASS_SIZING_FAQ.html ''Double Bass Sizing FAQ''], Bob Gollihur</ref> Other sizes are also available, such as a {{1/2}} size or {{1/4}} size, which serve to accommodate a player's height and hand size. These names of the sizes do not reflect the true size relative to a "full size" bass; a {{1/2}} bass is not half the length of a {{frac|4|4}} bass, but is only about 15% smaller.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.amromusic.com/bass-sizes | title=Bass Sizes |work=www.amromusic.com}}</ref>

Double basses are typically constructed from several types of wood, including maple for the back, spruce for the top, and ebony for the fingerboard. It is uncertain whether the instrument is a descendant of the [[viola da gamba]] or of the violin, but it is traditionally aligned with the violin family. While the double bass is nearly identical in construction to other violin family instruments, it also embodies features found in the older viol family.

The standard notes of the open strings are E<sub>1</sub>, A<sub>1</sub>, D<sub>2</sub>, and G<sub>2</sub>, the same as an [[Acoustic bass guitar|acoustic]] or [[Electric Bass guitar|electric bass guitar]]. However, the resonance of the wood, combined with the violin-like construction and long scale length gives the double bass a much richer tone than the bass guitar, in addition to the ability to use a bow, while the fretless fingerboard accommodates smooth [[glissando]]s and [[legato]]s.