I know this topic is played to death (har har) on other threads, but I have really done my research and I cannot figure out what brand these strings are.
Here is what they look like:
G: Black and Black
D: Kelly Green/Kelly Green
A: Royal Blue/Royal Blue
I changed the E as soon as i bought the fiddle, but I love these other strings. I have put this off for a good while, but I have to change the strings, but I want to use the same type since I like their tone so much. just can't figure out what they are!
And the shop that sold it to me is no help. They did not set it up themselves, and the guy who sold it to them uses all sorts of brands. Maybe I should get them to give me the guy's phone number!
Thanks for the reply. i had already checked the Quinn website (no matches) and that website with the corelli doesn't match what I have. So far I have ruled out: All D'addario, all pirastro, all prim, and all corelli. They're not dominants either.
Very mysterious - I've never seen a black/black G. Maybe go back to the shop and try to get the guy's number, and see if they can at least tell you if your strings are steel or synthetic so you can get some other temporary replacement. Strings are fun to try - don't let your search for those stop you from playing!
Just tried searching on the internet for you... unfortunately no solutions... but there are some very interesting results when you do a google search for "black and black g string for fiddle"
I've never seen strings with the sames colors on both ends for all strings. Very strange.
Can you post pictures of these enigmas for us? Are they steel?
The fact that they have the same colors on both ends and the shop says they don't know who makes them makes me suspect...just suspect...and I could be wrong...that they are cheap Chinese strings. But that would only be the case if they were steel.
I have an old set of cello Spirocores all of which have red windings at both ends - which makes for an entertaining time if they get mixed up in the drawer
Thank you so much for all the replies!
I will work on posting some pics ASAP.
It would be really funny if they turn out to be super cheap Chinese strings, seeing how I love their tone so much.
They are definitely steel core strings.
Creanthana, I am certain they aren't Prim. I replaced the mystery set with Prims just the other day, and while the Prim D is indeed green on both ends, the contruction of the strings is noticably different. (windings are much wider on the Prims).
And here's the kicker, proving I'm an idiot anyway: I got the colors switched. The G is indeed Black/Black, but it's the A STRING that's Green/Green, and the D is Blue/Blue.
I'm an idiot, but keep the replies coming, and thanks!
Oh, and I called a very reputable dealer in Massachusetts that had been personally recommended to me by a conductor friend, and they had no idea either!
What got me was when I said I had replaced the old strings with Prims, they were pretty disparaging of them.
WHY oh WHY are classical violinists so darn STODGY?!?
Fiddle String identification
Fiddle String identification
I know this topic is played to death (har har) on other threads, but I have really done my research and I cannot figure out what brand these strings are.
Here is what they look like:
G: Black and Black
D: Kelly Green/Kelly Green
A: Royal Blue/Royal Blue
I changed the E as soon as i bought the fiddle, but I love these other strings. I have put this off for a good while, but I have to change the strings, but I want to use the same type since I like their tone so much. just can't figure out what they are!
And the shop that sold it to me is no help. They did not set it up themselves, and the guy who sold it to them uses all sorts of brands. Maybe I should get them to give me the guy's phone number!
# Posted on May 22nd 2008 by 46 and 2
Re: Fiddle String identification
You could try Quinn's string identifier:
http://www.quinnviolins.com/qv_stringidsearch.shtml
and Randy DeBey has some nice photos of strings here:
http://www.rdebey.com/string_colors.htm
Good luck!
# Posted on May 22nd 2008 by airport
Re: Fiddle String identification
Thanks for the reply. i had already checked the Quinn website (no matches) and that website with the corelli doesn't match what I have. So far I have ruled out: All D'addario, all pirastro, all prim, and all corelli. They're not dominants either.
I really am stuck on this.
# Posted on May 22nd 2008 by 46 and 2
Re: Fiddle String identification
Oh, and they're not Jargar either.
# Posted on May 22nd 2008 by 46 and 2
Re: Fiddle String identification
Very mysterious - I've never seen a black/black G. Maybe go back to the shop and try to get the guy's number, and see if they can at least tell you if your strings are steel or synthetic so you can get some other temporary replacement. Strings are fun to try - don't let your search for those stop you from playing!
# Posted on May 22nd 2008 by airport
Re: Fiddle String identification
Just tried searching on the internet for you... unfortunately no solutions... but there are some very interesting results when you do a google search for "black and black g string for fiddle"
*blushes :o/
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by davydd
Re: Fiddle String identification
I've never seen strings with the sames colors on both ends for all strings. Very strange.
Can you post pictures of these enigmas for us? Are they steel?
The fact that they have the same colors on both ends and the shop says they don't know who makes them makes me suspect...just suspect...and I could be wrong...that they are cheap Chinese strings. But that would only be the case if they were steel.
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by Marklar
Re: Fiddle String identification
I have an old set of cello Spirocores all of which have red windings at both ends - which makes for an entertaining time if they get mixed up in the drawer
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Fiddle String identification
BTW, Spirocores are made by Thomastik.
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Fiddle String identification
The Infeld Blue A is royal blue at both ends, but the rest of the set are blue at the winding end too.
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by RichardB
Re: Fiddle String identification
I know you said it wasn't prim but are you absolutely certain? That link with the photos shows a Prim Medium D string with green at either end.
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by creathana
Re: Fiddle String identification
Thank you so much for all the replies!
I will work on posting some pics ASAP.
It would be really funny if they turn out to be super cheap Chinese strings, seeing how I love their tone so much.
They are definitely steel core strings.
Creanthana, I am certain they aren't Prim. I replaced the mystery set with Prims just the other day, and while the Prim D is indeed green on both ends, the contruction of the strings is noticably different. (windings are much wider on the Prims).
And here's the kicker, proving I'm an idiot anyway: I got the colors switched. The G is indeed Black/Black, but it's the A STRING that's Green/Green, and the D is Blue/Blue.
I'm an idiot, but keep the replies coming, and thanks!
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by 46 and 2
Re: Fiddle String identification
Same colour at both ends.. green, blue and black... what you have is electric light flex.
# Posted on May 23rd 2008 by Finbar Saunders2
Re: Fiddle String identification
Ha ha
# Posted on May 27th 2008 by 46 and 2
Re: Fiddle String identification
Oh, and I called a very reputable dealer in Massachusetts that had been personally recommended to me by a conductor friend, and they had no idea either!
What got me was when I said I had replaced the old strings with Prims, they were pretty disparaging of them.
WHY oh WHY are classical violinists so darn STODGY?!?
# Posted on May 29th 2008 by 46 and 2