New orchestral strings from Pirastro & Daddario

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Dave Whitla

Does anyone know what the different tensions are for Passione, Deluxe and Kaplan? With all the different gauges it's hard to compare like with like.

I'm very interested in your comment that the Passiones felt a bit "loose," Ken, because that's exactly what I'm feeling right now with them on my bass. But because I'm playing it in after a long restoration I'm not sure whether what I'm feeling is caused by strings or bass (or a bit of both)...

I don't have any numbers for the tensions but as for feel I can comment. Tightest was Deluxe, and the Passiones and Kaplans were close. Maybe the Passiones were looser but thicker feeling. I have a set here of each so I could measure them but the Passione set I have has a stark E. Maybe I have an unopened set of them as well. Tension and thickness are not consistent for comparisons.