TI & luck

[Chris P.]

I visited Warwick last year, which is based in Markneukirchen. That's a city in the middle of the German musical center. Höfner was based there, before they (and Framus) were moved to the west by the Americans. Christian F. Martin was born in Markneukirchen and there are still a lot of violin builders there. Also a Framus museum, an independent instrument museum. Several musical congresses, etc.

One evening, just after dinner in a local restaurant, a guy walked up onto me. He heard I worked for a bass magazine. 'Here's my card. Mail me for some free stuff.' Today he send me four sets of different Tomastik-Infeld strings:) He works there. I'm a lucky bastard.

[gearHed289]

You ARE lucky! I priced a set for the first time in a while, and they are THROUGH the roof! They must have figured out you buy one set, and you're good for a LONG time. 

[Dave W]

I would have sent them back and asked him to exchange them for some Ernie Ball Slinkys  

[Chris P.]

Only because of the pink packages, Dave? 

[Dave W]

Only because of the pink packages, Dave? 

The pink packages are only on one group of sizes. But since you asked: the bright colors keep the lows and highs from evaporating. That's why TI flats are so lacking in both. 

[Chris P.]