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The bass bar is made out of a separate piece of wood ... What is special about this double bass is that its back there is a wood inlay design, and I don't want to cause any damage to it if I change it to 4 strings... What do you think?

I'm converting a 1900's bass from a 3-stringed to a 4-stringed bass. Just asking, which parts of the double bass is affected mostly by the tension... ie, would you think that any part of the double bass would 'break' under pressure if I add a 4th string? Thanks

Hi, This thread got me interested. I am a double bass player having a 3-stringed double bass. I am converting it into a 4 stringed double bass. However, I have a problem. I mistakenly closed the ribs with the back and the front of the double bass together, and it completely went out of my mind...