Double Bass Tempera Hybrid Strings

#121
Bruce Calin said:
The biggest adaptation I had to make as far as touch was on the E string, which on my bass is an extension E that they made for me. It's not common in Europe as far as I know but they did it and it's good. The difference in the amount of force used for the string is quite small between choking it and getting a good tone and volume. Once I figured that out it made a huge difference and opened up the whole concept even more.
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So they make a Tempera Hybrid string suitable for a C extension? Every time I go on this thread I contemplate these strings more and more; but I plan on getting a C extension this year.
 
#122
Keith Rawlings said:
So they make a Tempera Hybrid string suitable for a C extension? Every time I go on this thread I contemplate these strings more and more; but I plan on getting a C extension this year.
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I got the impression he hadn't done it much if at all but did it and it's good. I'm sure there was extra cost but I don't remember how much.
 
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#125
I emailed the company to ask about the use of the hybrid string for slap and Jan said that they did have players of the strings in the past who did slap, but that he couldn’t remember who they were. He says that the strings are very durable and keep pitch no matter what you do to them, so he believes they would be ideal for slap. This means this could be the holy grail set of strings for my carved bass and I’m really intrigued about trying these out. I’m going to purchase a set after I get my extension on my bass with the C-extension hybrid string and see how they work out.
 
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#126
LaFaro01 said:
I hope, I'm getting my Hybrids next week to swap them for the Perpetuals...:p I'm very curious about a comparison to the Bassos on my other bass...of course there are two different instruments, but I used Evah Pirazzis and Perpetuals on both instruments, so I hope I can some "real impressions"...:) I also considered the Helix and communicated with Gerold about it, but I decided to go for the Hybrids because of the descriptions of the pizz sound...:p
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@LaFaro01 ,did you already get your Hybrids? Can you give us any comparisons to the Bassos?
 
#127
elmer said:
@LaFaro01 ,did you already get your Hybrids? Can you give us any comparisons to the Bassos?
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Yes I did and I have started a kind of "ring exchange"...:p Result: I need a third bass....:p;)
But seriously.. I changed my Perpetuals against the Hybrids and and then I swapped the Bassos for the Hybrids and back...and it's not so easy to decide... as mentioned before... the Hybrids needs just like the Bassos some time to "settle".. and this means not only 1 or 2 days being played... but at least 2 or more... then they develop really fine... playing arco for me the difference to the Bassos is negligible or not or not perceptible - soundwise...playing pizz they have a bit more punch and sound more "alive"... and not so "old-fashioned" as the Bassos.. but they don't growl like the Temperas...and they feel smoother as the Bassos...they are very dynamic and I think, they will develop fine in the next weeks..they have more sustain compared the Bassos and are more similar to the Perpetuals in this way....I like the darker sound of the Hybrids a lot, but for "dark sounding" instruments the Bassos might be better...
It's hard to decide, but I think, that in a long term I will stay for the Perpetuals on the one bass and the Hybrids on the other one...:p but this is a real luxury problem ;)
 
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#128
Hey guys,

I was about to order a set, but I had a question about my tailpiece and was told that these strings don’t work well with a bass that has a lightweight tailpiece. Mine is boxwood, a harp style. It’s very nice and improved my bass’s tone immediately. However I’m having second thoughts on the Temperas now. Does anyone have experience with these strings on a lightweight tailpiece?
 
#129
DaveAceofBass said:
Hey guys,

I was about to order a set, but I had a question about my tailpiece and was told that these strings don’t work well with a bass that has a lightweight tailpiece. Mine is boxwood, a harp style. It’s very nice and improved my bass’s tone immediately. However I’m having second thoughts on the Temperas now. Does anyone have experience with these strings on a lightweight tailpiece?
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Send Jan a photo and he could give you the answer about tailpiece size style etc.
 
#135
Winding machines (driven by hand) did exist. I have seen one in the museum of musical instruments in Berlin. Cannot remember the year exactly but my vague memory tells me about 1730 to 1780.
This machine inspired me to make my own very simple one to make the strings for my digital Trautonium. (4 hours to wind one meter moving the winding wire by hand.)

I was also told that wound silk core strings existed during the baroque era, but using gut was more common then.
 
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#136
Here's a homespun sound sample completely off the top of my head (pizz), with bum notes, trying badly to recall a Mingus melody, etc. Nevertheless! -- hopefully gives a decent idea of what these strings sound like, sustain, tone up and down, etc.

(Ear Trumpet Labs Nadine mic clipped on the after length (close mic below the bridge, if you're not familiar) + Lauten small condenser mic pointed at the upper 1/3 of the fingerboard -> two UA 610B plugins (flat, no EQ or comp) -> UAD Luna.
 
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Selim said:
Here's a homespun sound sample completely off the top of my head (pizz), with bum notes, trying badly to recall a Mingus melody, etc. Nevertheless! -- hopefully gives a decent idea of what these strings sound like, sustain, tone up and down, etc.

(Ear Trumpet Labs Nadine mic clipped on the after length (close mic below the bridge, if you're not familiar) + Lauten small condenser mic pointed at the upper 1/3 of the fingerboard -> two UA 610B plugins (flat, no EQ or comp) -> UAD Luna.
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