Welcome

News

Stringfinder

FIND OUT WHICH PIRASTRO STRING IS IDEAL FOR YOU

As Pirastro’s range of strings is very comprehensive, use the string finder to narrow down your choice by selecting your instrument and the core material that you prefer and click on “search”.

INSTRUMENT
 
DE | EN | KO
Impressum Privacy Policy Terms of Service

E-Strings

To give an outline of our available E-strings you will find below three charts comparing all plain and wound E-strings. They provide information concerning the material and gauge used for a particular set. In some cases we use the same wire for various sets, but not always in the same gauge. This outline will help you successfully find your preferred E-string.

  

Plain E-Steel Strings

 

MATERIAL

GAUGE (in mm)

PRODUCT
0.25 0.255 0.257 0.26 0.265 0.267 0.268 0.27

TIN-PLATED CARBON STEEL
(term used: STEEL)

  • brilliant, powerful sound
  • very easy response
       medium         EUDOXA

soft
dünn

     medium       strong
 		 GOLD
    Cadenza           PERPETUAL
      medium         OBLIGATO
      medium         VIOLINO
      medium         SYNOXA
      medium         ARICORE
              medium FLEXOCOR-
PERMANENT
      medium         PIRANITO

SILVERY STEEL

  • special carbon steel,
    tin-plated
  • very brilliant,
    powerful sound
  • very easy response
  

soft
25.5

   medium
26		   stark
26.7		     PASSIONE
      medium
26		        

PASSIONE

SOLO
      weich
medium		   stark     EVAH PIRAZZI
      medium
26		        

WONDERTONE

SOLO
  medium             TONICA

STAINLESS STEEL

  • big, noble and smooth
    sound up to the
    highest register
  • excellent response
  • long-lasting as it
    is not affected by
    hand perspiration
         medium      

EVAH PIRAZZI GOLD
PLATIN-PLATED
CHROME STEEL
  • tremendous wealth
    of sound colors
  • abundant overtones
    based on a big and
    warm core sound
  • instant bow response
       26   26.7     PERPETUAL
      26   26.7     EVAH PIRAZZI
GOLD-PLATED
CHROME STEEL
(term used: GOLDCHROME)
  • brilliant, powerful sound
  • easy response

soft

dünn

     medium       strong OLIV
      medium         OBLIGATO
GOLD-PLATED
CARBON STEEL
(term used: GOLDSTEEL)
  • very brilliant,
    powerful sound
  • very easy response
       medium
26		       strong
27		 EVAH PIRAZZI
            26.8  

EVAH PIRAZZI NEO
ADVANCED STEEL
  • round, powerful sound
  • very easy response
       medium
26		   stark
26.7		    

WONDERTONE

SOLO
CHROME STEEL
  • brilliant, well-balanced
    sound
  • easy response
  • long-lasting as it is
    not affected by
    hand perspiration
       medium         CHROMCOR
MATERIAL 0.25 0.255 0.257 0.26 0.265 0.267 0.268 0.27 PRODUCT
GAUGE (in mm)

 

Plain E-Gut Strings

Plain E-gut strings are polished with absolute precision across its entirety, the string has an exactly precise diameter throughout its entire length. This gives the musician the potential for perfect intonation. The sound is distinctively warm with an extended overtone spectrum available up to the highest register. At the peg end these strings are colored green and at the tailpiece end they do not have a knot.

 

MATERIAL GAUGE (in PM) PRODUCT
PLAIN GUT (sheep gut)
  • brilliant and full sound in all registers without any sharpness
  • Plain gut strings have a different response behaviour than steel strings, hence the musician needs time to adjust.
 11 1/4 11 1/2 11 3/4

Chorda

CHORDA

 

Wound E-Strings

Due to their individual construction, wound E-strings differ a great deal in their sound characteristics. The following chart compares material, gauges, and sound and shows special features.

 

 

 

No.1

 

EUDOXA

 

TONICA
MATERIAL coated carbon steel core wound with a very thin chrome steel flat-wire coated carbon steel core wound with aluminum coated carbon steel core wound with aluminum
GAUGES soft
medium
strong
medium
strong
medium
 
SOUND warm, noble and brilliant very brilliant and full brilliant and full
RESPONSE very easy,
no whistling of the open E-string		 easy easy
SPECIAL FEATURE not affected by hand perspiration    

 

Fractional Sized E-Strings

 

MATERIAL

GAUGE (in mm)

PRODUCT
0.26 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.31

TIN-PLATED CARBON STEEL
(term used: STEEL)

  • brilliant, powerful sound
  • very easy response

 

 3/4 - 1/2 1/4 - 1/8     EVAH PIRAZZI
  3/4 - 1/2 1/4 - 1/8     OBLIGATO
  3/4 - 1/2 1/4 - 1/8     VIOLINO
  3/4 - 1/2 1/4 - 1/8 1/16 - 1/32 3/4 - 1/2
aluminium
wound		 TONICA
3/4 - 1/2 1/4 - 1/8 1/16 - 1/32     PIRANITO

CHROME STEEL

  • brilliant, well-balanced
    sound
  • easy response
  • long-lasting as it is not affected
    by hand perspiration
 3/4 - 1/2 1/4 - 1/8
1/16 - 1/32		       CHROMCOR

 

Technical Information

 

E-String Bridge Protector

Our violin E-strings are provided with a bridge protector, a small plastic tube that protects the violin’s bridge from being damaged by the thin wire string. With proper installation, this bridge protector has no effect on the sound of the strings. While installing the string, place the plastic tube on top of the bridge, keeping a longer length of plastic tubing over the small amount of string that stretches between the bridge and the tailpiece. If the bridge already has a small piece of parchment installed over the E-string groove, then the plastic bridge protector is likely no longer necessary and you can remove it from the string before installation.

Vibrating String Length

The vibrating string length, also called mensur, is the part of the string between bridge and upper nut.

 

INSTRUMENT

SIZE

VIBRATING STRING LENGTH
cm inch

Violin

 4/4 32,5 cm 12.80"

3/4 - 1/2

 29,5 cm 11.61"
1/4 - 1/8 24,2 cm 9.53"
1/16 - 1/32 19,8 cm 7.80"

 

close