Pirastro Olive – the high percentage of precious metals used in the making of these strings gives a sound that is full and brilliant with great warmth - the choice of many soloists.

Pirastro Eudoxa strings have warm and soft sound, and give great projection – a perfect string for all ranges.

Pirastro Gold strings give a warm, full sound and are reasonably priced.

Pirastro Chorda strings are ideal for players of baroque instruments.

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi strings give a full sound with outstanding response. The new multi-filament synthetic fibre gives the strings a wide range of dynamics and expression. Ideal for soloists.

Pirastro Obligato strings are made from a new synthetic fibre with high quality windings. Resistant to changes in temperature and humidity, they give greater stability of tone.

Pirastro Tonica – a lively sound with rich overtones and immediate and brilliant response.

Pirastro Synoxa – a clear and bright sound with a balanced response throughout the range.

Pirastro Aricore – a sound close to that of gut with a clear and free response.

Pirastro Violino – using a new type of synthetic fibre, these strings have a warm sound, are light and responsive to touch, immediately playable and completely reliable.

Corelli Alliance strings have a sound which is brilliant, rich and complex and offer a quick response, easy playing and great power and sound projection.

Corelli Crystal strings have a warm sound with a long playing life and are reasonably priced and reliable.

Thomastik Dominant – made from a highly flexible nylon core, these strings are similar to gut without the natural gut disadvantages. The sound is round, soft, clear and rich in overtones with excellent stability of tuning.

D'Addario Zyex strings are made using a new composite fibre core which means that recovery, tension loss and resistance to climatic change are all greatly improved. This is combined with a shorter break-in time and longer playing life.

Thomastik Infeld - Strings from the Red and Blue sets may be combined to achieve the perfect set for any instrument: Red for a dark, full sound and Blue for a brighter sound.

Pirastro Chromcor – bright sound and easy response.

D'Addario Helicore strings have helical rope core with smooth windings which produce a tone that is rich and warm with great power and bow response. Their clear sound is particularly suited to instruments with a darker, heavier sound.

Larsen violin strings have a steel core wound with rare metals giving a warm clear sound with long lasting characteristics.

Thomastik Spirocore – the rope core gives great strength and durability with a higher period of vibration. The sound is round homogenous and powerful.

Thomastik Superflexible have a core of high quality steel laces which gives a long life and stability of tuning.

Thomastik Precision Steel have a solid steel core, are strong and powerful in tone and give a brilliant sound.

Jargar strings are long lasting and reliable – a string for most players.