Pirastro

Viola Gut Strings
color code quality gauge available in 3 gauges tone A D G C peg black rose-colored brown violet peg ring A, G, C strings: rose-colored = soft D string: rost-colored = soft olive = thick tail piece white with brown spiral • • • • • • • • • sound characteristics very short playing-in-time substantial increase in tuning stability well-balanced set harmony easy response on alllevels of the dynamic range accuracy of contact point is easily manageable easier right hand articulation and tone attack bewitching beauty of gut string sound fascinating diversity of sounds complex overtone spectrum causing brilliance and clarity and a great power of projection sound can be big and powerful as well as gentle and tender per 1/4 PM the tension alters by 3 % rosin: “Oliv/Evah” Asteel/chrome steel: pls refer to ”Viola Steel Strings”

Passione

wound gut core string

• • soft medium thick A steel / chrome steel A D G C D silver Eudoxa-Oliv gray • • white with green spiral

Oliv

wound gut core string

available in 3 gauges

black red brown violet rosecolored violet black red brown violet black red brown violet black red brown violet

”stiff” rubycolored

•brilliant sound with big tonal volume and high ability of modulation • quickly tuned • per 1/4 PM the tension alters by 3 % • brilliant sound, rich in overtones • easy response

C available in 3 gauges A D G C A D G C A plain D plain G silverplated C silverplated G copper C copper

yellow with olive spiral ”stiff” rubycolored white with violet spiral

• powerful warm sound • easy response •excellent warm sound which offers a high ability of modulation • quickly tuned • per 1/4 PM the tension alters by 3 %

Eudoxa

wound gut core string

Gold

medium

wound gut core string

white with golden yellow spiral yellow

• attractively priced gut string • beautiful warm sound • quickly tuned • authentic stringing for baroque music • typical warm and soft sound of traditional gutstrings; high ability of modulation • quickly tuned • per 1/4 PM the tension alters by 3 % • gut string wound with copper wire

Chorda

plain gut string

available in up to 3 gauges

brown violet

We recommend the versions Oliv ”stiff” (Art.-No.: 2202 + 2203 + 2204) and Eudoxa ”stiff” (Art.-No.: 2232 + 2233 + 2234) because of the well-known strong tone.

quality Passione

Oliv

Olivstiff Eudoxa-Oliv Eudoxa

Eudoxa stiff Chorda

Eudoxa-Aricore

tone A aluminum D silver G silver C tungsten-silver A aluminum D gold-aluminum G gold-silver C tungsten-silver D silver D gold-aluminum G gold-silver C tungsten-silver C tungsten-silver A aluminum D silver-aluminum G silver C silver D aluminum G silver C silver A gut D gut G silver-plated C silver-plated G copper C copper Aaluminum

3 2291 2292 2293 2294 2211 2212 2213 2214 2217 2202 2203 2204 2219 2241 2242 2243 2244 2232 2233 2234 1221 1222 2223 2224 2228 2229 4241 14 13 16 19 13 16 16 19 14 16 16 20 19 13 15 16 20 16 16 21 14 19 16 22 3/4 3/4 3/4 1/2 3/4 1/2 3/4 3/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

gauge 4 14 1/4 14 17 20 13 3/4 16 1/4 17 19 3/4 14 1/4 17 16 1/4 21 19 1/2 14 16 16 1/2 21 17 16 1/2 21 1/214 1/2 19 1/2 16 1/2 22 1/2 16 1/2 22 1/2 13 1/4

14 14 17 20 14 16 17 20 14 17 16 21 19 14 16 16 21 17 16 21 14 19 17 23

5 1/2 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/2 1/4 1/2 1/4 1/2 1/4 3/4 1/4 1/4 3/4 1/4 1/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4

Gauge List

13 1/2

Please note: 1 PM = 0.05mm (~0.00197 inch)

Viola Synthetic Strings
color code quality gauge soft medium thick tone A steel/ chrome steel D silver G silver Ctungstensilver A synthetic/ alum peg black peg ring tail piece light green with black spiral sound characteristics The power string • very intensive and powerful • brilliant and complex sound • widest dynamic range • emphasize the individual sound picture of each instrument • outstanding response • immediately playable • perfect set harmony • resistant to changes in temperature and humidity • A...