Baritone / Thick strings?

[Lolaviola]

Check out the Aria Contrabass, CB75 I think
Made by Esteve

I have one, and with the original Hannabach strings, it is a full octave down.
I think the bottom E is 94 or 96 thousandths of an inch diameter

I tried the LaBella strings, they kept snapping when not even being played, within 1-2 days of being fitted, with 5 minutes or less playing time

Cheapest place I found for the Hannabachs was the London Guitar studio, they also stock the Quintbass strings there, which are more like a baritone set

I cant find anything on Aria Contrabass. Do you have one?

[Michael.N.]

I tire of giving this link but here it is:

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/C ... scalc.html

Decide on the string length and string playing tension. The calculator does the rest. Just get the correct note in the correct octave. Oh and make sure it's at 440Hz, if that is what you wish to play at.
String gauges are available in many diameters, as singles rather than as sets.
I'm not sure playing Nylon at electric/steel string tension is a good idea. You simply won't replicate the same feel because the strings will be so much fatter. You will almost certainly have to go to wound strings much earlier - if you get my meaning.