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Double Bass Jagars Good Baroque String?

bdengler

bdengler

Jan 23, 2000
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New Albany, Ohio
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Our community orchestra conductor wants to create a smaller chamber orchestra using more "period instruments" to play Corelli's Christmas Concerto in Gb. He asked me if I could put a set of strings on my bass that sounded more "rope like" than what I have now, which are Flexocor '92s. I have a set of Jagars at home, and they do sound much more rope-like and dark than the Flex's. The Flex's are a bit bright on my 3/4 bass (but not as bright as Helicores). If I make the switch, it would only be for this one concert. Would the Jagars do the trick for a "baroque" sound? I'm not going to buy gut strings, and he didn't ask me to.

Thanks, Brian
 
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bdengler said:
Our community orchestra conductor wants to create a smaller chamber orchestra using more "period instruments" to play Corelli's Christmas Concerto in Gb. He asked me if I could put a set of strings on my bass that sounded more "rope like" than what I have now, which are Flexocor '92s. I have a set of Jagars at home, and they do sound much more rope-like and dark than the Flex's. The Flex's are a bit bright on my 3/4 bass (but not as bright as Helicores). If I make the switch, it would only be for this one concert. Would the Jagars do the trick for a "baroque" sound? I'm not going to buy gut strings, and he didn't ask me to.

Thanks, Brian
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Well, it's a bit relative - why don't you try out the Jargars with your conductor present?

And why do you rule out gut? That is the baroque sound.....
 

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