Steve Swan String Bass

Here are some more older gut string packages dating from the late 1950s through possibly the early 1970s The first two are some US made "Sweetone" brand No. 112 plain gut G strings, with the "Italian Finish". They are the least expensive, and may the oldest, at a price of $1.50 USD. The next is a no. 56 plain gut D string made by "Hopf" in West Germany, with no visible price marking. This string could have been purchased by the original user on one of his many European tours. The next is a LaBella No. 75 plain gut G string, priced at $1.90 USD. The last two packages no. 51 and no. 53 ( ) wire wound A Strings made in the USA by the C. D'Addario & Son company, priced higher at $5.50 USD. Remember that these strings were made about 50-60 years ago when the US dollar was valued quite differently than it is today!