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Old 06-27-2007, 04:44 AM
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Acoustic Piccolo Strings?

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Hello,
Iīm looking for Acoustic Piccolo Strings.
I have got a Fender Victor Bailey Signature Acoustic Bass with 5 strings.
The Tuning should be a E-A-D-G-C Piccolo Tuning (string strengths:.060-.015 or something like this )
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Old 06-28-2007, 05:24 PM
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I don't know about a high C piccolo string, but LaBella sells a nylon-core piccolo set (the only one out there). Those are the only piccolo strings specifically made for acoustic bass that I know of. You can get it at Juststrings.com But then nothing else would match their tone for a single C string. Maybe a long-scale plain nylon classical guitar string?

I dunno. Someone here was selling a 6-string...Carvin? That had been strung as a piccolo, maybe he would know.
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Old 06-29-2007, 07:27 AM
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Can I also use Baritone Guitar Strings or would be these strings too short?
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Old 06-29-2007, 10:22 AM
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You could try, at least guitar strings are pretty cheap

Most baritone guitars are around 26-28" scale I think, so they might not be long enough. The Victor Bailey sig is 34"?
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Old 06-29-2007, 11:00 AM
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The Victor Bailey sig is 34"?
Yes itīs a 34''.....
Can I order somewhere custom acuostic piccolo strings?
I want steel strings...
I think Nylon strings (like La bella) arenīt good if I want a sound like Andy Mckee or Antoine Dufour
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