Recent content by BlueDog61

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    Double Bass String Emporium

    UPDATE: Well, String Emporium finally called me back, and have replaced my strings with new ones. They took much longer to respond to my phone calls than other businesses had whenever I have had a problem with an order. So, I assumed the worst. But Nonetheless, String Emporium has indeed fixed...
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    I paid with PayPal. Thank you very much for your support and suggestions. God bless.
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    Yeah. Good idea. Thanks.
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    You have a blessed day as well.
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    Oh for Goodness sake...No, I don’t make a habit of joining social media sites just to go around complaining. I just have a problem with the strings that were probably caused by shipping. In this day of cell phones, email and messaging, string emporium has given me all indications that they don’t...
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    Oh, I think it happened during shipping as well. And by the way, you don’t have to give me a lecture on patience. String emporium has had plenty of time to respond. I think they are just ignoring me. I know we have a dire situation with a lot of businesses due to the Covid environment and I am...
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    I will buy strings from Gollihur in the future as well.
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    Well, I disagree. The strings May be OK. But all I’m saying is that with the elbow bend in the string, there could be some internal damage. I don’t know with 100% certainty that this will cause a problem and, respectfully, neither do you. But for $160 for three brand new strings with the same...
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    I don’t know where you buy your strings. But I have 42 years of experience buying quality bass strings, and I have never seen this on brand new bass strings.
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    Really? Why is that?
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    Double Bass String Emporium

    Look carefully at the 12:00 position of the coil of string that I’m holding. There is a slight elbow bend. It should be a smooth curve.