Table 1.
Summary of demographic, MSC and exposure characteristics of the bassists playing one type of instrument (mono-instrumentalists), and the bassists playing both bass instruments or one bass instrument and one other instrument (multi-instrumentalists)
| Mono-instrumentalist (n = 73) | Multi-instrumentalist (n = 68) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs; mean (SD)) | 34.7 (14.2) | 35.3 (15.8) |
| Gender (% male) | 86.3 | 91.2 |
| Sports (% yes) | 46.6 | 50.0 |
| Playing time category (%) | ||
| < 8 h/week | 5.5 | 10.3 |
| ≥ 8 h or < 15 h/week | 15.1 | 16.2 |
| ≥ 15 h or < 22 h/week | 23.3 | 32.4 |
| ≥ 22 h/week | 56.2 | 41.2 |
| Bowing type % | ||
| French bowing | 30.1 | 36.8 |
| German bowing | 20.5 | 27.9 |
| Both | 4.1 | 11.8 |
| No bow or don’t play double bass | 45.2 | 23.6 |
| Playing bass guitar (% yes) | 39.7 | 17.6 |
| Playing double bass (% yes) | 60.3 | 17.6 |
| Playing both (% yes) | 0 | 64.7 |
| Classical music (% yes) | 57.5 | 73.5 |
| Jazz music (% yes) | 83.6 | 98.5 |
| Pop music (% yes) | 83.6 | 91.2 |