Thomastik Belcanto Upright Bass Strings - Singles at Gollihur Music - Double Bass, Upright Bass, String Bass Specialists

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Thomastik Belcanto Upright Bass Strings - Singles

Manufactured by: Thomastik

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Thomastik Belcanto
They have just released these new rope core strings, and I must say that I’m pretty high on them right now. They’ve been designed for bowed work, but they have a very musical, warm pizz sound with a very sweet sustain. Their bowed feel and quick response is wonderful. I think they’ve really got a hit here! Now they’re on my Kay!

String details from the manufacturer, Thomastik Infeld:

Core: specially twisted steel rope core; settles in quickly, intonates extremely well; exceptional tuning stability
Tone: dark and warm with excellent resonance; wide range of tone colors; easy to blend; pizzicato is open and free
Sound: outstanding projection with moderate effort; sustains better than most other arco (bowing) string brands
Playbility: quick response to the bow; soft under your fingers; fantanstic hybrid capability

Belcantos are for 3/4 size (and possibly some 7/8 or 4/4 depending on scale length) basses, with a scale length up to 110cm (43.3 inches). They have a steel rope core and are chromium wound.

Gauges G=.050 D=.063 A=.080 E=.105

sweet and warm
nice, musical sustain
exceptional bowable
high quality

Bob's STRING CHANGING INSTRUCTIONS are included with every string order!
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Due to manufacturer restrictions, strings are not guaranteed against breakage or unraveling once installed on an instrument.

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Here is what some of our customers think about this product:

Just a quick note to say that my Thomastik Belcanto strings arrived yesterday and I strung them on my 2003 Michael Glass Double Bass today. These strings are giving me EXACTLY what I hoped they would!

I have never been entirely happy with any strings I have used previously... My initial instinct was to try a gut combination set, but reading your comments about the Belcanto strings (which I have not even encountered yet here in the UK) I thought I'd give them a try.

Overall they make my 'young' bass sound very mature, round and warm with surprisingly good definition. I find good articulation easier and the bowed sound is very sweet indeed...

Many thanks
—Paul S