Ditto, Arledge. However, Hellerbass is also very good (and a bit cheaper) and if you need German hitch pin loops they don't charge extra. (Arledge charges $75.00.) Hellerbass has produced great quality for less money, and in less time than any American makers. Why use German loops you ask? If you need more back scale the loops are one way to at least make it less stiff since they are about 25mm shorter than the conventional loops. It seems to make a difference in sound. Jim Busby BYU -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Rick Florence Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 1:03 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] Best bass strings We just installed a set of GC on our NY D and a set of Arledge on our Hamburg D. Both sound great - a huge improvement over the originals. The GC are a little nicer looking. Arledge is MUCH easier to deal with, and about 40% cheaper. I have used Arledge a number of times now and am quite happy with him and his strings. Tried the GC because I heard so much about them. I think I'll probably mostly go with Arledge in the future. Contact info is below. Rick Arledge www.pianostrings.com GC Piano Co. 126 Sinnott Rd Unit 19 Scarborough, Ontario Canada M1L4N2 Phone 416-755-7109 No Web site or Fax, or paying with a CC on 11/3/06 12:28 PM, rwest1 at unl.edu at rwest1 at unl.edu wrote: > I also like G&C. Do you have an address for them? I can't find the > address in my records. > > Richard West > > > On Nov 3, 2006, at 12:05 PM, Jon Page wrote: > >> G.C. >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Jon Page > > _____________ Rick Florence Senior Piano Technician Arizona State University, School of Music
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