3 Types of Violin Strings

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[@owenschicker9211]

I didn't know most professionals use synthetic or composite strings, I just assumed they used steel. Thanks for making this great video🙂

[@VicariousAdventurer]

Probably a lot of folk-fiddle professionals use steel

[@deanraf]

Your playing /violin sound great no matter the strings. It's the skill, the emotion and the inspiration (and maybe a colicky baby!) that matters the most. Thanks!

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[@wernerkremlicka4513]

Thank you for bringing more light into that subject. When I grew up I used the "Eudoxa Olive" which sounded great but could snap quite easily. I tried most good strings over the past 60 years and E Pirazzi are great but too much metallic sounding. But if I would be you, I would try "Il Cannone Soloist", they have power, richness in sound with more overtones. And for the E string, there are many good onces, but their sound gets weak pretty soon so I come often back to the inexpensive "Hill E thick", which has a very strong clean sound and are ideal for instruments which have three powerful lower strings.

[@DanielXavier-ci7yi]

What do you think about opening up the sound of new instruments? is there something that helps besides playing a lot?

[@Rkolb2798]

Just curious as to how long your strings last , do you play them until they break or replace them at a certain time . I tried a set of Evah Pirazzi ,Expensive but sound great . Unfortunately twinkle little star sounds just as bad as always 😂

[@Rkolb2798]

Something you might want to cover is the Bridge , do you have yours made for you ? You could cover how they are made and fitted to the Violin etc

[@bremms1]

Very good video. I am a recent older adult learner. Have a friend that is a luthier and do a bit of work on violins. I changed the strings on the used violin I bought. It changed the sound. The E broke and the others were worn. I got some new “ practice strings” $35 range. They didn’t sound as good as the ones it came with. Turns out they were Obligatos. Bit too much money for my crappy beginner playing.

[@evanmcdonnal]

I wouldn’t assume the comment didn’t intend to say kings. There are other materials used for strings. I have Thomastik titanium core strings on some of my instruments for example.

[@phillipluwes9077]

In my local music store, there are steel strings priced at Rand 200-00 and Rand 1000-00 per packet violin strings, why this huge price difference? It's all steel.

[@iggyzorro2406]

Thanks. Very interesting as always. Slightly gross about slaughtering animals and yanking out their intestines (what animals? Did you say sheep? Didn't they use to call it cat gut - or is that tennis rackets?) and If they're not good enough for violins, are they made into sausage casing? Or perhaps viola strings? Ha

[@VicariousAdventurer]

sheep and cow

[@VicariousAdventurer]

But don't think a Juilliard-graduate violinist does not have opinions about strings!

[@shipsahoy1793]

I just use synthetic strings.. steel strings are for guitars, and these days, we don't need to be murderous to produce violin strings.

[@VicariousAdventurer]

2000 years of storage - yeah, but probably not a GOOD sound.

[@thatoneguy8064]

Wrong again. Oistrakh and Kogan used steel A and E strings, thus the two fine tuners. Some say they used Prim, others say Chromcor. The setup was popular in the Soviet period and is still called "Russian style." Please educate yourself.

[@peterburandt4586]

First, get civilized. Then, offer opinions.

[@VicariousAdventurer]

No, they used Lenzner, made near Markneukirchen (East, after WWII) Germany (yes, a steel "A"). Mostly, their "E" strings are still world-famous (and inexpensive - "Goldbrokat") and more available than the rest of their strings. I actually have a full set on one instrument, there is a choice of gut or steel for the "A," and I use gut. (Or so I read once - according to Nate Robinson on a forum, he did switch to Prim, a company started in the '40s)

[@thatoneguy8064]

@ thanks for confirming that Oistrakh and Kogan weren’t “boycotting” steel strings. This woman spews pure ignorance of the most simple of things!

[@thatoneguy8064]

@ also, do you have a source for your assertion that they used goldbrokat? All of mine say Prim.

[@lkj974]

Um, why do you have to sprinkle your comments with put downs and insults? You could just make your point and leave it at that. If you want respect, that is the way to roll.