D'Addario Helicore Double Bass Strings

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D'Addario Helicore Double Bass Strings
Since introduction in the mid 1990's, Helicore have achieved a remarkable acceptance among students and professionals worldwide. The stranded metal core gives quick response due to the thin diameter of the strings. Now available for small size instruments in the Orchestra variant.		To order an item, click only once on the underlined portion of the product name below. Wait for a response. Tension specs are located at the bottom of this page.

3/4 Bass Orchestra Light		3/4 Bass Orchestra Med		3/4 Bass Orchestra Heavy
G	$24.50	G	$24.50	G	$24.50
D	$27.50	D	$27.50	D	$27.50
A	$31.00	A	$31.00	A	$31.00
E	$36.50	E	$36.50	E	$36.50
Set	$119.50	Set	$119.50	Set	$119.50
E Extended	$41.00	E Extended	$41.00	E Extended	$41.00
		B (V)	$42.50

1/2 Bass Orchestra		1/4 Bass Orchestra		1/8 Bass Orchestra
G	$20.50	G	$20.50	G	$20.50
D	$23.75	D	$23.75	D	$23.75
A	$30.00	A	$30.00	A	$30.00
E	$35.00	E	$35.00	E	$35.00
Set	$109.25	Set	$109.25	Set	$109.25

1/10 Bass Orchestra				3/4 Bass Orchestra-Solo
G	$20.50			A	$24.50
D	$23.75			E	$27.50
A	$30.00			B	$31.00
E	$35.00			F#	$36.50
Set	$109.25			Set	$119.50

3/4 Bass Hybrid Light		3/4 Bass Hybrid Medium		3/4 Bass Hybrid Heavy
G	$24.50	G	$24.50	G	$24.50
D	$27.50	D	$27.50	D	$27.50
A	$31.00	A	$31.00	A	$31.00
E	$36.50	E	$36.50	E	$36.50
Set	$119.50	Set	$119.50	Set	$119.50
E Extended	$41.00	E Extended	$41.00	E Extended	$41.00
		B (V)	$42.50

3/4 Bass Pizz. Light		3/4 Bass Pizz. Medium		3/4 Bass Pizz. Heavy
G	$24.50	G	$24.50	G	$24.50
D	$27.50	D	$27.50	D	$27.50
A	$31.00	A	$31.00	A	$31.00
E	$36.50	E	$36.50	E	$36.50
Set	$119.50	Set	$119.50	Set	$119.50
E Extended	$41.00	E Extended	$41.00	E Extended	$41.00

Tension (in lbs.)*

String	Light	Med.	Heavy
G-orch	58.2	62.0	64.0
D-orch	61.3	65.9	68.4
A-orch	62.5	69.0	73.0
E-orch	64.1	70.0	74.8
E Ext-orch	64.1	70.0	74.8
G-hybrid	58.2	62.0	64.0
D-hybrid	61.3	65.9	68.4
A-hybrid	63.0	67.0	70.0
E-hybrid	64.0	68.0	71.0
E Ext-hybrid	64.0	68.0	71.0
G-pizzicato	58.2	62.0	64.0
D-pizzicato	61.0	66.0	69.0
A-pizzicato	63.0	67.0	70.0
E-pizzicato	64.0	68.0	71.0
E Ext-pizzicato	64.0	68.0	71.0
A-solo		60.5
E-solo		63.0
B-solo		68.4
F#-solo		69.0

*Tension calculations are made using a string length of 41.75inches. Small sizes not listed.