octa bass?

[peter6725]

Anyone know where I can find more info on this instrument?

[fretlessman71]

Never heard of an instrument called that... but I have heard of a few pedals with similar names that add a note an octave below the one being played. Is that what you had in mind?

[cnltb]

octabass is an octaver pedal by ebs.

[peter6725]

Nope Its a double sized double bass that requires two people to play one to fret and one to bow. It is referanced half way through this vidio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY9DfcW0dhI

[Jake deVilliers]

Ah, octobass! Moneta's only needs one operator, it has levers to do the fingering, a little like a pedal steel.

Nicola Moneta is the premiere player in Europe. I have a link to a great lecture that included video of a trio with violin, cello and octobass but its gone 404.........

Here's Moneta's site anyway and the Wikipedia entry to get you started Peter - links and Google should help you from there.

Nicola Moneta: http://www.xray.it/octo/

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octobass

Great photo: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/10/11...9dace6d6_o.jpg

[peter6725]

Thanks a bunch!