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Double Bass G string hunt

#41
I have to commend all of you. Three pages in and still not a single stupid double entendre joke...just helpful replies. This can't possibly be the internet.

I taught orchestral strings and conducted orchestras for 31 years in public school. The father of one of my students called me one afternoon and said, "My daughter's G string is loose. Can you help her tighten it?" I had to bite my inner cheek so hard to keep from laughing that my eyes were watering.
 
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MuseChaser said:
I have to commend all of you. Three pages in and still not a single stupid double entendre joke...just helpful replies. This can't possibly be the internet.

I taught orchestral strings and conducted orchestras for 31 years in public school. The father of one of my students called me one afternoon and said, "My daughter's G string is loose. Can you help her tighten it?" I had to bite my inner cheek so hard to keep from laughing that my eyes were watering.
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yeah I was waiting on it too haha. Anyway, it seems like OP has a good setup but I’ll add what I really like on my bass (old German flatback).
E: spirocore mitt
A: spirocore weich
D: spirocore weich
G: zyex med

This setup has been the best I’ve found for my playing style, and I have been able to raise the string height a bit. My bass is louder than it’s ever been, and I can hear all the notes in a group. Also though it’s a little tinny arco, it works great under the bow.
 
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birgedb said:
yeah I was waiting on it too haha. Anyway, it seems like OP has a good setup but I’ll add what I really like on my bass (old German flatback).
E: spirocore mitt
A: spirocore weich
D: spirocore weich
G: zyex med

This setup has been the best I’ve found for my playing style, and I have been able to raise the string height a bit. My bass is louder than it’s ever been, and I can hear all the notes in a group. Also though it’s a little tinny arco, it works great under the bow.
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Nice setup! Are these the S42 Spiros or 3885? Do you know? Thanks
 
#47
The 4/4 mittle G at 3/4 mensure is slightly lower tension than the 3/4 Weich G at 3/4 tension according to the chart.

It doesn't feel lower tension, it feels meatier, but not higher tension.


dfp said:
I’m wondering how the mittel can be lower tension, unless you are comparing the manufacturer data for 4/4 strings at 4/4 length, vs 3/4 strings at 3/4 length? I remember a chart on here purportedly showing tensions of all the spiros at one common string length, and the mittels all being predictably higher tension than all the weichs, string for string.
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Trivolis said:
Nice setup! Are these the S42 Spiros or 3885? Do you know? Thanks
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Honestly I do not know. They are certainly not new strings, with the exception of the Zyex G med I bought new. I would assume they are 3/4 size (3885 I think?). I am also unsure how old these spirocores are, likely a few years of use on them. I did clean them good before installing.
 
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So...after all this I think that maybe I ended up with something good:
It's Spiro Weichs 3885 on the E+A, Evah Solo D and Eudoxa plain gut G. I recorded a little sample for you guys to tell me what you think BUT I also gigged with this set last night and it sounded and felt really good.I think the plain gut G and the low tension Evah on the D compliment each other nicely...
 

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Trivolis said:
So...after all this I think that maybe I ended up with something good:
It's Spiro Weichs 3885 on the E+A, Evah Solo D and Eudoxa plain gut G. I recorded a little sample for you guys to tell me what you think BUT I also gigged with this set last night and it sounded and felt really good.I think the plain gut G and the low tension Evah on the D compliment each other nicely...
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Sounds really nice.
 
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glad something worked out for you. I've been toying with a change in upright strings from my perpetual set, maybe just as an excuse to inspire some more upright practice. Got an email from a company about a new hybrid set coming out that I am lucky enough to be asked to test. Gonna be hard to beat the perpetuals but we'll see.

All I would offer is i know tons of people doing spiro light EAD with evah weich with some luck. personally cuz I'm scared of gut strings, I'd do that, or a mittle G, or learn to love the full spiro set.
 
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Sam Dingle said:
glad something worked out for you. I've been toying with a change in upright strings from my perpetual set, maybe just as an excuse to inspire some more upright practice. Got an email from a company about a new hybrid set coming out that I am lucky enough to be asked to test. Gonna be hard to beat the perpetuals but we'll see.

All I would offer is i know tons of people doing spiro light EAD with evah weich with some luck. personally cuz I'm scared of gut strings, I'd do that, or a mittle G, or learn to love the full spiro set.
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Have you ever tried a mixed set with Spiro E +A and guts on top ? Or something similar ?
 

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