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kschiavo · Junior Member Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 4

Hi everyone, l've just registered and l look forward to share experiences and stuff with you Smile

l hope we get along well.

For now, l have a certain question l'd like help with, if l shall ask.

Can you recognize violin strings from the the tail of it?
The situation is that l was gifted with 2 strings, the D and A, and its tail is very particular, and nobody seems to know what strings are those.

That's the picture:

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Help would be very much appreciated

kschiavo · Junior Member Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 4

BTW, it was D'dario's Prelude with Pirastro's Chromcor on E, now it's G Prelude, D and A with that weird string and Chromcor E...

The sound of those two strings are very pretty and loud, it feels like steel, but somehow there's a complexity on its sound l've never seen, given my limited experience with different brands...

l play mostly country and gipsy music, so l'm a little afraid to jump to Obligato or Evah yet Rolling Eyes

Lemuel · Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:53 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum Kschiavo,

It is hard to tell what strings the D and A are. However, you can get more clues by examine the color codes or pattern of the strings at the peg end.

Could you provide those as well?

kschiavo · Junior Member Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 4

That's the thing, they've broke yesterday. The thing l could notice is that it's gold core (at least the D), which for me seems a bit odd.

But i'll try.

l thought that the little ring in the tail could tell. Those strings got no rings, it's hollowless. Never seen it like this.

ollieken · Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:07 am Post subject: String ID

Hi This site may be of some help with string ID Ken
Scroll down & see chart with both ends, Id

http://www.simplyviolin.com/page16/page16.php?categories=Violin%20String%20Identifier

kschiavo · Junior Member Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 4

thank you!

that's some awesome index!

I'm looking for the peg shapes, as the sleeve seems to be plain colored

And l gave it back, as l'm putting Infeld Blue on my Violin tomorrow

EDIT:

l don't seem to find those strings... l broke the D and now l see there's no black band for D, only for G, which might explain my mess Embarassed

On the other hand, l'm from Brazil, where some luthiers do their own strings... l might find something interesting then... Thanks anyways!

LSOviolinist · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forum kschiavo! Very Happy

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Jack Rushing · Member Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 170

It is hard to tell without seeing the pegbox end color. My guess is,
and I could be wrong, is that they are Chinese Strings.