Violin String Guide
Bridgewood & Neitzert · Violin guide
Which strings are on your violin?
On smaller screens, scroll the table sideways. Match the coloured silk at the tailpiece and in the pegbox to find possible string makes and ranges. This chart covers 52 violin string ranges, with patterns and colour names to help you distinguish similar strings.
Check both ends of each string. The tailpiece silk is the winding beside the ball or loop; the pegbox silk is the winding around the tuning peg. Players often use mixed sets and a different E string. Unless stated otherwise, the chart shows standard or medium-tension violin strings.
| Maker & range | E string | A string | D string | G string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PirastroAricore | Tailpieceblue Pegboxgreen | Tailpieceblue Pegboxblack | Tailpieceblue Pegboxred | Tailpieceblue Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroChromcor | Tailpiecedark green Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecedark green Pegboxblack | Tailpiecedark green Pegboxred | Tailpiecedark green Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroEudoxa | Tailpiecepurple Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecewhite/purple spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecewhite/purple spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpiecewhite/purple spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroEvah Pirazzi | Tailpiecegreen Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecegreen/black spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecegreen/black spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpiecegreen/black spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroEvah Pirazzi Gold | Tailpieceyellow-orange Pegboxgreen | Tailpieceyellow-orange/black spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpieceyellow-orange/black spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpieceyellow-orange/black spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroGold | Tailpieceyellow Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecewhite/yellow spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecewhite/yellow spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpiecewhite/yellow spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroObligato | Tailpieceblack Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecered/black spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecered/black spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpiecered/black spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroOliv | Tailpieceolive Pegboxgreen | Tailpieceolive/white spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpieceolive/white spiral Pegboxred | Tailpieceolive/white spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroPassione | Tailpiecebrown Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecewhite/brown spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecewhite/brown spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpiecewhite/brown spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroSynoxa | Tailpiecepink Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecewhite/pink spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecewhite/pink spiral Pegboxred | Tailpiecewhite/pink spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroTonica | Tailpiecered Pegboxgreen | Tailpiecewhite/red spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpiecewhite/red spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpiecewhite/red spiral Pegboxbrown |
| PirastroViolino | Tailpieceblue Pegboxgreen | Tailpieceblue/black spiral Pegboxblack | Tailpieceblue/black spiral Pegboxpink | Tailpieceblue/black spiral Pegboxbrown |
| Thomastik-InfeldAlphayue | Tailpieceblue Pegboxgrey | Tailpieceblue Pegboxgrey | Tailpiecegreen Pegboxgrey | Tailpieceyellow Pegboxgrey |
| Thomastik-InfeldDominant | Tailpiecepurple Pegboxpurple | Tailpieceblue Pegboxpurple | Tailpiecegreen Pegboxpurple | Tailpiece
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