<DIV>Good day again list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a bid to restore my 1975 Yamaha C7, I am getting bass strings from an Australian bass string manufacturer in Sydney called Parke Piano Strings (nearer to Singapore), website <A href="http://www.parkepianostrings.com.au">www.parkepianostrings.com.au</A> ... their customer service has been nothing short of excellence despite my repeated emails .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>However, I DO need to know from list members residing down under if they have used his product and how they size up to the likes of GC Arledge and Isaac. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What kind of tonal characteristics can I expect from them? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would also gladly order from Hellerbass but I am unsure of how they sound like. I know the quality is excellent, but I do like my bass strings strong and growling...can hellerbass provide this kind of sound?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a seperate question, any tips on how to prevoice the type Yamaha abels to get them to open up, and yet not take away their brilliance? (keywords for past posts?)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you once again for your wise answers :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Amery,</DIV> <DIV>Singapore</DIV><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=10469/*http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com">Yahoo! SiteBuilder</a> - Free, easy-to-use web site design software