Good old Weichs!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Bin Hire

Ken, when you mention reds, are you talking about all the Spiros, or just the medium ones?
I humbly suggest that the bass is also bowed in other settings, not just in the orchestra.

Red's are the medium ones and back in my younger days, there was only one kind and maybe solos. Weichs were not out just yet and Stark Reds are more recent to me ears. Are there others that are Red at both ends?

Other settings? Sure, why not but the true test I thought was playing Orchestra music or Classical type solos.

Who wants to head scratchy bowing?

No one I know..

[Bin Hire]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Red's are the medium ones and back in my younger days, there was only one kind and maybe solos. Weichs were not out just yet and Stark Reds are more recent to me ears. Are there others that are Red at both ends?

I got confused because this thread was talking about Weichs. A thousand apologies.

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Other settings? Sure, why not but the true test I thought was playing Orchestra music or Classical type solos.

Who wants to head scratchy bowing?

No one I know..

The Weichs don't scratch much and are quite bowable, but I agree that other strings are a better choice if one is going to bow.
Any bowing situation is a true test, in my humble opinion.