26mm in diameter, or the medium (26) gauge Pirastro Gold Steel E. The Westminster E in a 26 gauge, which means it is. If you don't want to use a wound E, two old standards work great. The Pirastro No.1 Universal is available with both a loop or a ball end. They also tout the advantage that the winding on the core is chrome steel and won't be affected by hand perspiration. Pirastro makes a very similar E string, the "No. Kudos to Kaplan for also coming up with one of the longest names for an E string! We use this E string on 90% of our violins. It's a ball end string and it comes with a little extender if you have loop end style tuner. Or, you have to try really hard to make it screech. This Kaplan Solutions Non-whistling E won't screech. Ever have your E string screech during a string transition? C'mon! Most of us have. This is a wound E string that is engineered not to whistle or hiss. For the vast majority of people and violins, these strings will sound and play perfectly fine.įirst, the "Kaplan Solutions Non-whistling E". These E strings have a steel core and are then wound with a very thin layer of chrome, aluminum, or some magic combination of metal and nylon.įor most people, I recommend just two or three E strings. These are usually coated with another metal: tin, silver, gold, platinum, or an alloy.Ģ) Wound E strings. Pirastro has a great chart summarizing all the differences in their E strings.Į strings can be broken down into two categories:ġ) Plain Steel E strings. Uni-style tuner on the left, Post-style tuner on the right If you use a carbon composite tailpiece with integrated fine tuners, No matter which E string tuner you use, occasionally check to make sure it's tight enough on the tailpiece so that it doesn't rattle when you play. If you use one of the carbon composite tailpieces with four fine tuners built in, then you need ball end strings. I'll keep searching for Uni style tuners that are finished in black, gold, or a combination of the two. I like the looks of gold/black tuners better. Unfortunately, (as of this writing) the Uni tuners are only made in a nickel finish. It sits on top of the tailpiece like an English style tuner but is made for ball end strings. Or, a good compromise is to use a Uni/Piccolo style tuner. I recommend ball end E strings and the post style tuner. You can use the cool Hill/English style E string tuner when you have a loop end E, but I don't think the small perceived tonality difference is worth the trail of broken E strings.īall end on the left, loop-end on the right What's the difference? In my opinion, loop end E strings break more often.
And then there's the question of loop end or ball end.
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