I GOT HOME from the East Coast to find a set of South Coast Strings in the mail just as Dirk promised they would be.
I built a baritone with a lovely tone when strung with Bari strings but I was frustrated by not being able to play it with my GCEA friends. Dirk sent me a set of his
C20 with no wound strings designed to be tuned GCEA. They are bright, have great response and feel but I thought they made my Bari sound just like a tenor.
Dirk was working on a new formula and he sent me a pre-market set to try. This set he calls the" C20 linear string with a round wound base" Aha, this gets much closer to the bari sound but tuned low G, CEA. I like them very much as they also seem to have that quick response touch that appears to be a characteristic of South Coast Strings. They are still not down to the resonate rumble of the Bari when tuned DGBE but this is a darned good compromise .
Incidently Patrick Madsen put me on to South Coast Strings, They make a killer low G tenor string, "G 6500 linear w/wound rounc basses" and what ever the model Patrick put on his pinecone soprano was magic for that little beauty. I think Dirk is on to something good. Give them a try.
I built a baritone with a lovely tone when strung with Bari strings but I was frustrated by not being able to play it with my GCEA friends. Dirk sent me a set of his
C20 with no wound strings designed to be tuned GCEA. They are bright, have great response and feel but I thought they made my Bari sound just like a tenor.
Dirk was working on a new formula and he sent me a pre-market set to try. This set he calls the" C20 linear string with a round wound base" Aha, this gets much closer to the bari sound but tuned low G, CEA. I like them very much as they also seem to have that quick response touch that appears to be a characteristic of South Coast Strings. They are still not down to the resonate rumble of the Bari when tuned DGBE but this is a darned good compromise .
Incidently Patrick Madsen put me on to South Coast Strings, They make a killer low G tenor string, "G 6500 linear w/wound rounc basses" and what ever the model Patrick put on his pinecone soprano was magic for that little beauty. I think Dirk is on to something good. Give them a try.
