FretNation.com would be a good place to get answers/strings.
As far as I'm aware, short scale Pyramids are technically medium scale in order to accommodate the distance between the bridge and the tailpiece.
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As has been discussed earlier, there is a grey area in scale length choices when most Hofner basses are involved.
Case in point :
Yesterday, I installed a set of short scale LaBella Low Tension Flats (42-56-75-100) onto my Ignition Club bass, and the wound portion cleared the nut by about 1/4".
These are NOT specifically designated for any Hofner basses, but seem to fit mine.
Exactly 32" of winding (as some SS strings still are) would have been too short though.
LaBella publishes on their website that the wound portion of their short scale flats (in general) is 32.25", and I took a chance on these ones after measuring the required distance on my bass.
It worked out fine, so I suggest that a person with a German or Contemporary edition Hofner should measure too, and IIRC, a Club and a Violin bass of a certain series should share the same string measurements, correct ?
However, I need to point out that for these strings, LaBella is using the same package sleeve insert cardboard as for their long scale version of them, so the tension figures mentioned on it are way too high, compared to what is really happening (and the same issue plagues their website page for these otherwise nice looking and feeling strings).
They only add a sticker to the sleeve to say short (or medium) scale, and the incorrect long scale info is therefive still shown.
BTW, at a published 34.25" of winding, LaBella MEDIUM scale strings would be slightly too long for my bass at the E 4th peg, and prob'ly for most other Hofners too.
I only decided this after measuring my bass, and was prior to that considering ordering medium scale LaBellas.
LaBella says that their Beatle Bass sets are 34 inches [even] of winding, which would have been OK for me, except that I do not like the only two choices of gauges in which those come.
The strings which I removed were DR short/medium scale rounds, which have about 33.50 or 33.75 inches of winding.
They fit fine, but of course are round wound, and over several gigs with them, reminded me of some of the reasons that I had abandoned rounds in favour of half round or ground round wounds on my Ric, back during the 80s.
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