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Question about strings tension

nawafh - 6-10-2020 at 12:56 AM

Gents

Which strings has higher tension, labella A or pyramid orange set ?

Regards

Brian Prunka - 6-10-2020 at 10:39 AM

LaBella Arabic is for F-f' tuning and Pyramid Orange is C-c', so it's a bit strange to compare them.
The average tension for both is pretty similar, but the LaBella set is slightly higher overall I believe.
But if you got the optional high f'f' pair for Pyramid orange and tuned it F-f' I think they are very close.

nawafh - 6-11-2020 at 12:27 AM

Thanks brian، i asked because i use both seth with 5 strings only i dont use the high f , and i tune them both F-A-D-G-C

Regards
Nawaf

Brian Prunka - 6-12-2020 at 06:32 PM

Got it. In that case, I think the Pyramid set is pretty similar, maybe a little lighter than LaBella overall.