Can you help me identify some double bass strings please?

[Beedster]

I've acquired a few strings over the last coupe of years and whilst I know what most of them are, I'm a few that are a mystery, all appear to be steel. I've got a few guts lying around also, I'm guessing there's not a lot of chance of identifying those?

Set 1. Red silks at both ends.
Set 2. Green and yellow silks at tail, red (G), yellow (D), black (A) and green (E) silks at head
Set 3. Green and black silks at tail, brown (G), red (D), black (A) and green (E) silks at head
Set 4. Red and black silks at tail, no silks at head
Set 5. Red silks at tail, no silks at head
Set 6. Blue silks at tail, red (G), yellow (D), blue (A), and green (E) silks at head

Many thanks folks

C

Edited December 19, 2013 by Beedster

[EssentialTension]

Have you tried this Chris?

[url="http://www.quinnviolins.com/qv_stringidsearch.shtml"]http://www.quinnviol...gidsearch.shtml[/url]

Edited December 19, 2013 by EssentialTension

[Dad3353]

I could be wrong, but from your description, it looks as if they could be for double bass.
Hope this helps.

[philparker]

Set 3 are Evah Pirazzis!

[Beer of the Bass]

Set 1 may be Thomastik Spirocore Mittels. They would have barrel shaped aluminium looking ball-ends with roman numerals on them. Set 6 have the same colours as Innovation Honeys. Those would have visible orange nylon cores around brass bar-shaped ends.

[ubassman]

Chris - any chance you could post some photos in [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/209121-string-identifier/page__p__2222257__hl__string%20identifier__fromsearch__1#entry2222257"]here[/url] ? Theres a BC String Identifier thread
Set 1 - mostly likely Spiro Mittels
Set 2 - ?
Set 3 - Evah Pirazzis
Set 4 - Pirastro Obligatos
Set 5 - could be Stagg EUB strings
Set 6 - Inovation Honeys?

[Beedster]

Thanks guys, the above makes sense so far (i.e., going back through my my PMs they're sets I've bought to try but not got around to trying yet). Sets 2 and 5 still elusive, I'll take a look at the threads you've identified above

Cheers

Chris