Double Bass Classical players using Eudoxa or Olives.

[THE SAW]

Just wondering how many of us are out there. Also, since I can't find an extension wound gut, what metal string works the best for the low ext c.

Best, SAW out.

 

[Matt Burri]

I use Eudoxa on bottom and Oliv on top. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it, even though the pitch on my Oliv D is super finicky. I don't think my nut or bridge grooves are quite large enough, so it's kind of a pain.

They actually work really well on my Chinese bass. I can play solos or excerpts equally well (I think!) Switching to these strings really helped my technique.

 

[eerbrev]

Just wondering how many of us are out there. Also, since I can't find an extension wound gut, what metal string works the best for the low ext c.

Best, SAW out.

if you're willing to fork over the cash Pirastro will make a custom extended Eudoxa.

 

[THE SAW]

The problem is THAT LTTLE WHEEL at the extension, which I fear will shred a gut string.

While it is no problem to adjust grooves in the bridge and top nut, how the heck am I gonna get around (pardon the pun) that?

No, the bottom probably has to be metal, I've been using an original flat-chrome long E, A and D are Eudoxa, G is an olive.

I guess this thread should have been about the bottom metal string and which are the best to match gut A-D-G.

Any further ideas would be appreciated.

TNX, SAW

 

[SVT4001]

I desperately wanted to be in the Eudoxa club- hands down my favorite arco string, but I couldn't deal with strings falling apart- not at that price point. The last straw was a brand new A string that lasted about fifteen minutes.
I contacted the seller and was told "Yeah, they do that sometimes..." no offer for replacement or refund.
DONE- Finished!

After that debacle I changed out everything but kept the Eudoxa E- (couldn't give her up!) that string must have been "made on a Wednesday" as it lasted more than a year before breaking in the afterlength. One of the guys I play with is a Registered Piano Technician- he actually "repaired" the string by tying some kind of crazy piano string knot into it! I was dubious, but it held for another six months after that and sounded great the whole time!

Moral of the story- great strings for classical- but I can't hang with them falling apart- ymmv.

The tuning instability was also fun! I'm messing with plain gut again- but not on my main orch bass. Using Belcantos now- they aren't bad- nice pizz too imho, but I don't know why everyone raves about them so much- they aren't even CLOSE to Eudoxas!

Sorry, I have no help or suggestions to offer on extensions.

Good luck!

Joe

 

[benharrisfan]

Rinat Ibragimov, John Feeney, Jeremy McCoy

 

[eerbrev]

The problem is THAT LTTLE WHEEL at the extension, which I fear will shred a gut string.

While it is no problem to adjust grooves in the bridge and top nut, how the heck am I gonna get around (pardon the pun) that?

No, the bottom probably has to be metal, I've been using an original flat-chrome long E, A and D are Eudoxa, G is an olive.

I guess this thread should have been about the bottom metal string and which are the best to match gut A-D-G.

Any further ideas would be appreciated.

TNX, SAW

I see your problem, and I agree (another reason not to use an extension!! ). I'm just letting you know people do it. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Alan Molitz has a real purty old bass with an old clunker of an extension that he strings with Eudoxas.


eerbrev

 

[THE SAW]

Thanks-what a bass! It looks like he may have modified that little wheel and the top of the extension. Very curious to know his experiences.

 

[Jeremy Allen]

Rinat Ibragimov

You know, it says on that one youtube video of the Koussevitzky that he's using "solo Eudoxas," but I can't see anywhere on the Pirastro site or at any stores where there actually is a solo gauge version of Eudoxas. I wonder if he's actually using Original Flat-Chromes, which used to be called "Eudoxa" and which come in orchestra and solo tunings?

 

[eerbrev]

You know, it says on that one youtube video of the Koussevitzky that he's using "solo Eudoxas," but I can't see anywhere on the Pirastro site or at any stores where there actually is a solo gauge version of Eudoxas. I wonder if he's actually using Original Flat-Chromes, which used to be called "Eudoxa" and which come in orchestra and solo tunings?

So far as I know they're a custom order of the guts from pirastro.