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Thomastik Belcanto Upright Bass String Set |
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Manufactured by:
Thomastik
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$209.95
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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
Tension: G=28.25kg/62.2 lbs; D=27.75kg/63.3 lbs; A=29.25kg/64.4 lbs; E=28.75kg/63.3 lbs; Set=115kg/253.20 lbs.
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- sweet and warm
- nice, musical sustain
- exceptional bowable
- high quality
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Bob's STRING CHANGING INSTRUCTIONS are included with every string order!
Due to manufacturer restrictions, strings are not guaranteed against breakage or unraveling once installed on an instrument. |
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$209.95
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FAQs Associated With This Product
STRINGS: Changing Strings on your Upright Bass
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Kolstein Heritage Upright Bass String Set
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From $235.00
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Thomastik Belcanto Upright Bass Strings - Singles
Thomastik's relatively new rope core strings were designed for bowed work, but they have a very musical, warm pizz sound with a very sweet sustain...
From $37.95
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Here is what some of our customers think about this product:
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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
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