Violin Strings: How Much of a Difference Does Brand Really Make?

It has been such a long time since I have bought a set of strings.The last set I bought were a set of dominate strings.I have forgotten the brand but they did sound better than the cheaper set.I think you best bet is to ask your teacher, he/she may know a cheaper set than you usual brand but a set that will sound good. Good Luck with the lessons and remember practice,practice , practice.

First off I want to say that I am no violinist. I do however play, and taught guitar, both electric and classical which is what I studied in college. Strings I have found do make a *huge* differnce in your tone and how the instrument plays. While more expensive strings usually are better because of the materials used, and the contruction methods, you can often find cheaper ones that will more than serve the purpose of just practicing and taking lessons. The better strings I have found, do seem to last longer, sound better, and play easier than the cheaper ones, so often the cheaper strings are not cheaper if you have to replace them more often. If you do not receive any responses from violinists on here, I would probably wait and ask your teacher what strings they reccommend for your purposes, they should have a good answer for you because they have probably used, or have had students that have used just about every brand on the market. Hope that helps.