viola strings reference guide 

New for 2012. Our string reference guides listed by instrument, brand and manufacturer. Please use the links below the table for for further guides and detail. 

 

VIOLA BRAND

MANUFACTURER

CORE

SIZE

GAUGE

OPTIONS & DETAIL

ALLIANCE

Corelli

Synthetic

 

LMH

 

ARICORE

Pirastro

Synthetic

 

Med

AD Chromesteel

ASTREA

Astrea

Steel

 

Med

 

CHORDA

Pirastro

Gut

 

LMH

GC Copper or Silver

CHROMCOR

Pirastro

Steel

4/4-1/2

Med

 

CRYSTAL

Corelli

Synthetic

16”-10”

LMH

A Steel. Sizes: 15”,14”,12-13”,10-12”

EUDOXA

Pirastro

Gut

 

LMH

DGC Rigid

EVAH PIRAZZI

Pirastro

Synthetic

 

LMH

A Synthetic Aluminium

GOLD

Pirastro

Gut

 

Med

 

GOLDBROKAT

Lenzner

Steel

4/4-1/2

Med

 

HELICORE

D’Addario

Steel

XLM-SM

Med 

E Steel. Sizes: XLM,LL,LH,LM,MM,SM

JARGAR

Jargar

Steel

 

LMH

GC Silver Sound

LARSEN

Larsen

Synthetic

 

LMH

A Ball/Loop

OBLIGATO

Pirastro

Synthetic

 

LMH

 

OCTAVA

Supersensitive

Synthetic

16.5-11”

Med

 

OLIVE

Pirastro

Gut

 

LMH

D Silver, DGC Rigid

PASSIONE

Pirastro

Gut

 

Med

A Gut Aluminium

PERMANENT

Pirastro

Steel

 

Med

 

PIRANITO

Pirastro

Steel

4/4-1/2

Med

Sizes 4/4,3/4-1/2

PRELUDE

D’Addario

Steel

L-XS

Med

Sizes: LM,MM,SM,XSM

PRO ARTE

D’Addario

Synthetic

 

Med

 

PROTOS

Lenzner

Steel

 

Med

 

SYNFLEX

Lenzner

Synthetic

 

Med

 

SYNOXA

Pirastro

Synthetic

 

Med

 

TONICA

Pirastro

Synthetic

 

Med

C Tungsten Silver

ZYEX

D’Addario

Synthetic

LL-SM

Med

Sizes: LL,LH,LM,MM,SM

           
Further Detail:

| Astrea | Corelli | D'Addario | Innovation | Jargar | Larsen | Lenzner | Pirastro | Supersensitive | Velvet |

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