 Though paintings like Bruegel's "The Rustic Wedding", and Jambe de Fer in his "Epitome Musical" suggest that the bass violin had alternate playing positions, these were short-lived and the more practical and ergonomic "a gamba" position eventually replaced them entirely.Baroque-era cellos differed from the modern instrument in several ways.The neck has a different form and angle, which matches the baroque bass-bar and stringing.