Bass bar

 ( String Instrument Construction ) 

In a string instrument, the bass bar is a brace running from the foot of the neck to a position under the bridge, which bears much of the tension of the strings. Bass bars are used:

• In the members of the violin family;
• In the members of the viola da gamba family;
• In some ;

and in many other string instruments.

According to the A Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove:David, Paul. "Bass-bar", A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. George Grove, ed.