Need help with D string!

[Gérard Paradis]

Hi guys! I have Spiro mittels installed on my db. The pizz sound is great, I love it. The problem is arco. The EAG strings sound ok but the D string is VERY bright and metallic, it is very annoying! Is there something I can do? I dont think its the string, because the pizz sound is wonderful. Any advice?

[Francois Blais]

Bonjour Gérard.
(I'm the guy who gave you three sets of strings to try via Donat...)

I thought you had bought Corellis.

Anyway, Spirocores are well known to not be very arco friendly.
The Spiro D comes with a piece of red plastic tubing.
You can slide it on the string so it rests between it and the bridge.
It's a tone filter.
But don't expect that much difference.

If you want better arco performance, you'd better thinking at getting other strings than Spiros.

Hope this helps.

Salut,
François

[Gérard Paradis]

Thank you François, I know that the spiros are not so arco friendly, I can live with that, its just my D string that is so more metallic and scratchy than the others! I will try the tube thing you suggest to me and hope it will do. I really love the pizz sound of these strings!

[Gérard Paradis]

Hello François, I didnt recognize you were Donat's friend. Yes, I bought Corellis and they were great for the other bass I have. I got a new one fully carved and this one need more tension than the Corellis and the Spiros I had fit the bill. Bye and thanks again.