/ Register

  1. Please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more!  
     
    TalkBass.com has been uniting the low end since 1998.  Join us! :)

What does "Quintenstimmung" mean?

Discussion in 'Basses [DB]' started by ric426, Jan 26, 2005.


  1. Jan 26, 2005 #1
    ric426

    ric426 Supporting Member

    Mar 27, 2002
    Southeast Michigan
    While looking through the Spirocore string charts on the Thomastik web site I noticed several listings for "Kontrabass Quintenstimmung", with the strings tuned A D G1 C1. Can anyone enlighten this newbie as to what that refers to?
     
  5. Jan 26, 2005 #2
    JMX

    JMX Vorsprung durch Technik

    Sep 4, 2000
    Cologne, Germany
    Quinte = fifth
    Stimmung = tuning

    Quintenstimmung = tuning in fifths
     
  10. Jan 26, 2005 #3
    ric426

    ric426 Supporting Member

    Mar 27, 2002
    Southeast Michigan
    Ah, that makes sense. And to think that I spoke fluent German as a kid. You can forget a lot in 40 years.
    So that set must be what's referred to as the "Red Mitchell" Spirocores. Another brief glimmer of comprehension...
    Thanks for the translation.