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Thomastik-Infeld, upright bass, double bass, string bass Spirocore, Belcanto, arco strings, jazz strings
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Brand
Name & Lemur#
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Type
of Play
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Also
Available
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Construction
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Notes
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Spirocore
S0300
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Jazz
Pizz
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Soft
(Weich) S0310
Heavy (Stark) S0320
Red Mitchell S0300RM
Solo Tuning S0330
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Flexible
spiral steel core, chrome steel wrap. |
Spiro's
get highest marks for volume, sustain, and a deep growly jazz tone. Primarily
a Pizz string. |
Rope
Core
S0350
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Jazz
Pizz & some Arco
Orchestra
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Solo
Tuning Set S0360 |
Braided
steel core, with steel wrap. |
Also
known as Superflexible. Used as a Jazz String, but a bit easier under the
bow. |
Dominant
S0370
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Jazz
Pizz & Arco
Rock-a-billy
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Solo
Tuning Set S0380 |
Flexible
nylon core wrapped in chrome steel. |
Nylon
core sounds more Like gut. Round, rich in overtones, non- metallic sound.
Lower tension, too. |
Belcanto
S1250
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Arco |
Solo
Tuning Set S1260
5th String B S1257
4th String Ext E S1256
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Flexible
stranded steel core, smooth finished steel wrap. |
A
big round orchestra string with brilliance, great focus, easy across all
four strings, and that strong Thomastik 4th string you can trust. |
Precision
S0390
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Orchestra
Arco
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Solo
Tuning Set S0400 |
Solid
steel core chrome steel wrap. |
Beginner
string for orchestra use. |
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