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FIND OUT WHICH PIRASTRO STRING IS IDEAL FOR YOU

As Pirastro’s range of strings is very comprehensive, use the string finder to narrow down your choice by selecting your instrument and the core material that you prefer and click on “search”.

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Chorda Double Bass Strings

Features

  
  • The sheep gut core of the Chorda strings is manufactured, wound and polished in the traditional way, by hand.
  • The Chorda G- and D-strings are plain sheep gut strings. The A- and E-strings are wound with silver-plated copper wire.
  • inspirational warm sound with an enormous dynamic range
  • especially suited for pizzicato
  • an authentic string for Early Music
  • very low tension, comfortable left hand feeling

Set

Variations
  • available in orchestra tuning
  • Carlos Henriquez Set:
    Due to the selection of special gauges - which were used in the 50s and 60s - these strings have a lower string tension.
    If you are interested in these strings please contact us.

Gauges

Sizes
  • medium
  • 3/4

Discover why following musicians favor Chorda:

Neal Caine, Dennis Crouch, Geoff Gascoyne, Carlos Henriquez, Matthew Rybicki, Dave Swift, Ben Wolfe

TONE ITEM DESCRIPTION SIZE kg PEG END TAILPIECE END ART.NO.
G Orchestra Gut Mittel 3/4 22.8 142100
D Orchestra Gut Mittel 3/4 19.2 142200
A Orchestra Gut/Silver Plated Mittel 3/4 27.3 242300
E Orchestra Gut/Silver Plated Mittel 3/4 33.3 242400
SET Orchestra Mittel 3/4 242000
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