How to change violin strings

When you put a new set of violin strings on your violin, even when they are the same exact brand, it can  be quite astonishing (in a happy way), how much better your violin will sound and how better you will play.  The new high end synthetic strings, like the Evah Pirazzi Gold, or Thomastik Peter Infeld, have almost no ‘break in’ time.  Some of the ‘difficult’ passages suddenly ‘sound’ and the notes ‘pop’ out so much easier.  Also, you’ll notice how much easier it is to get the notes to respond etc…  One of the most important factors that explain this, that string wear out so gradually, from hours and hours of playing, daily, weeks, month and so on, it is just incredibly hard to remember how much better they were before (while new).  Once the new ones are on, it’s an eye opening experience.

There are several factors when weighing what causes a string to break down.  First, there’s the actual materials the string is made from: steel core, synthetic core, or even gut.  Then, what are they wrapped with?  T

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