At the moment i am writing an essay on the double bass and have got to the techniques part. I was just wondering what the technique is called were you trun the bow upside down and hit the strings with the wood of the bow. If any body knows what this is called could they please post back and dose any dody now what techniques are involved in this. please help
The most common score indication for this is the Italian col legno, but this effect will also sometimes be found in German scores as mit Holz, and in French scores as avec le bois.
