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Pirastro

Tonica Tonica strings offer great dependability, powerful volume and lively sound with a high degree of modulation. Very clear and balanced, they have rich overtones without metallic harshness. Varying gauges.
Available in fractional sizes.
Piranito Piranito are an excellent steel string with a brilliant sound. Easy to play and ideal for students.
Available in fractional sizes.
Evah Pirazzi The very popular Evah Pirazzi strings are brilliant and dynamic, offering solid warm tones with an outstanding quick response even in the delicate pianissimo range. Evah Pirazzi are resistant to changes in temperature and humidity providing enormous pitch stability.
Eudoxa Eudoxa are metal wound gut strings with rich warm sounds and high degrees of modulation. Quickly tuned and offering a bright, powerful sound with easy response.
Various gauges available.
Obligato Obligato strings have a warm sound with brilliant, clear and powerful tones. They demonstrate easy responses in all dynamic sections and have excellent uniformity across all strings.
Chorda Chorda is a multifibre uncovered gut string. Authentic strings for baroque performance.
Synoxa Synoxa are a clear and bright sounding synthetic core string. Unaffected by changes in humidity and temperature.
Chromcor Chromcor steel strings have a bright sound and large tonal volume with easy response and immediate tuning.
Available in fractional sizes.
Oliv Oliv is the premium gut core viola string with a full range of warm to brilliant tones and ample volume. Relatively fast response and available in various gauges.
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D'Addario

Zyex Zyex strings have a synthetic core and are extremely stable under varying climatic conditions. Fast settling, warm and powerful in tone.
Helicore The Helicore are a multi-strand twisted steel core string with a warmth usually associated with synthetic strings. Clear sounding with excellent pitch stability and longevity. A popular choice on electric instruments.

Larsen

Larsen The Larsen strings are constructed using the finest materials. In particular the A String has a solid steel core making it ideal for use with most any D, G and C strings. New D, G, and C strings are composed of a stranded metal core.

Thomastik

Dominant Dominant viola strings are a very popular choice for student and professional player alike. Constructed with a multi-strand perlon core, Dominant strings offer the tonal warmth of gut, without the disadvantages.
Spirocore Spirocore strings have a flat wound, steel spiral core string. The tungsten and silver G and C strings can enhance the lower register and improve bow response.
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Corelli

Corelli Corelli Alliance strings have a composite core. This provides gut like tone with extended playing life. Corelli was the first to introduce a composite core string. The composite core material does not lose tension like synthetic core strings.
Corelli The Corelli Crystal has a synthetic core which provides a warm, gut like tone and stability in changing climates.

Jargar

Jargar These strings have been popular for many years due to their clear, bright sound. Jargars have a warm tone when compared to most other all-metal strings.
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