Recent content by shivasage

Hello. I'm looking for the longest bass strings possible, measuring from the ball end to the taper. Kalium strings are the longest I've found, at 42.125", which is signifiantly longer than, for example, D'Addario, at 38". However, I've read the recent threads about waiting much too long for...

Well, sure, but I don't know how big that post is, or if the 45 tapers at all, etc. Anyway, I think I'll just buy a few and see what fits.

Ok, so what you're saying is that whether or not there is silk, the taper will be the same, and that all strings taper to more or less the same diameter to fit standard-sized tuning pegs? Do you know what diameter this is? I ask because I want to use bass strings in a DIY instrument in which I'm...

Hi guys. I have noticed that some manufacturers use silk at the tuning peg end of the strings to taper it, whereas others just taper down to a smaller winding without using silk. Judging from pictures, it seems the silk allows the strings to get a lot thinner. Is this true? How thin do the...

Thanks for your help. You're right that I'm thinking a bit too far ahead. I do want to start with an incredibly simple prototype, but wanted to have at least a decent sense of what makes strings sound different before choosing where to start with strings. Consider this part of the research you...

I'm trying to make a DIY instrument roughly based off a pedal clavichord. I'm trying to figure out what strings to use for the lowest notes, the lowest of which will be C1. I don't want these low notes to sound as 'bassy' as a bass, but brighter, like a piano or a guitar. I imagine guitar...

Fair enough. Alright, well, on a similar note: What makes a piano bass string sound so much different than a double bass string, or even an electric bass string? They are comparable in length and gauge, so perhaps it is the extremely high tension that accounts for the more exaggerated mid and...

The implication wasn't that, off the shelf, they're similar or interchangeable. I'm thinking more along the lines of the fundamental construction. The way I see it, string construction can be boiled down to a few parameters: 1) core shape, 2) core material, 3) winding shape, 4) winding material...

Hi everyone. I'm curious about how electric guitar strings compare to bass strings. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I have learned there are more similarities between electric guitar and upright strings than between electric guitar and electric bass strings. This seems counterintuitive, but of...