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    Double Bass Pirastro Perpetuals as hybrid string for a starting double bass student?

    "worth a try" sounds good (Probably a waste of money with my skills, but hey.. one can only hope for the best and have fun while trying) Now I need to figure out which ones... There is Orchestra vs Solo And then in Orchestra there is a heavy ("stark") version of the D and G string Oh my
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    Double Bass Pirastro Perpetuals as hybrid string for a starting double bass student?

    Thanks for the feedback. Yes, exactly what you wrote in the end. It's not that hammer-on doesn't work on my current setup with Obligatos, it's only very, very soft. Although it could be just a case of practice, I tried the Perpetuals on my teachers bass and the effect on there was much...
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    Double Bass Pirastro Perpetuals as hybrid string for a starting double bass student?

    Background : I'm in my 5th year trying to learn the double bass. (I started at the age of 45, too late to become any good.) My teacher is a classical double bass player and following his recommendations I now have a (cheap) solid wood double bass with Pirastro Obligato strings on it. (He...
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