Acoustic Piccolo Set of Strings?

paniak17 · #1 10-16-2006, 08:11 PM

Are there any strings for an acoustic Five string with the guages from about .40 to .10? I'm stringing it piccolo and want to tune it to a weird D-A#. Even a four string acoustic piccolo set that is like .30-.10 or something like that would be alright, and I can buy the extra D string. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Lokire · #2 10-16-2006, 09:52 PM

LaBella makes a set of nylon-core piccolo strings, and personally I wouldn't use anything other than nylon-core strings on an acoustic. So that set would work for the DGCF. I don't know what you could do for the A# though. Maybe you could get a plain nylon high e string from a nylon string guitar and tune that down to A#.

http://www.juststrings.com/lab-abn70bb.html

paniak17 · #3 10-17-2006, 04:53 PM

Would an acoustic guitar pack of strings fit my bass?

**TheEmptyCell** · #4 10-17-2006, 09:45 PM

Some nylon strings might work, like on a classical guitar, as long as the have ball ends to fit your bridge. Intonation could also be a problem, as could their length.

paniak17 · #5 10-18-2006, 03:11 PM

Out of all the acoustic guitar string packs, can you reccommend one that would closest fit what I am trying to do.

**TheEmptyCell** · #6 10-18-2006, 05:43 PM

What scale length is the bass?

I've never considered stringing an acoustic bass as a piccolo, so I wouldn't know what to go for.

paniak17 · #7 10-18-2006, 05:53 PM

It has a 34" scale.