January 18, 2023, 3:40 AM · [Please see also the second blog post on 27 Sets of Violin Strings Compared] Last year, I became addicted to buying new sets of strings for investigating how they fit my ...

January 10, 2022, 3:42 PM · Last summer, the German-based Pirastro string company came out with a new violin string set called "Perpetual Cadenza," which is a slight variation on their "Perpetual" ...

Countless strands of spider silk have been spun by a Japanese researcher to create a set of violin strings. The strings apparently have a "soft and profound timbre" compared to the traditional gut or ...