Bass staff
a staff marked with a b-ss clef.
historical examples
the f below the b-ss staff had ten frets, g eleven, and each of the highest six strings twelve frets.
a popular history of the art of music w. s. b. mathews
small a (written a), is represented by the fifth line of the b-ss staff.
music notation and terminology karl w. gehrkens
on the midi, bar 6, b-ss staff, both notes changed to d-sharps.
the nursery, march 1878, vol. xxiii. no. 3 various
the comp-ss extends from f below the b-ss staff to c on the second ledger-line above the treble.
the new gresham encyclopedia. vol. 1 part 3 various
its comp-ss comprehends three octaves rising from b flat below the b-ss staff.
the new gresham encyclopedia. vol. 1 part 3 various
the comp-ss is six octaves from c, five leger-lines below the b-ss staff.
the life of ludwig van beethoven, volume ii (of 3) alexander wheelock thayer
when the g clef is used the staff is usually referred to as the treble staff, and when the f clef is used, as the b-ss staff.
music notation and terminology karl w. gehrkens
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