Any suggestions of good but very economical prices cello strings ?

[gaetan8888]

Hi

I found an old cello for very cheap, but there is nothing on it.

Any suggestions of good but very economical prices cello strings, I have very limited budget ?

How about those one ?

http://www.wwbw.com/The-String-Centre-Seri...464184-i1425082

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Btw, where can I buy a used tailpiece and key for cello ?

Thank

Gaetan

[gaetan8888]

Hello

I've look on Ebay and there is few low price cello strings sets, here is their brand name;

huayin string

castle string

alice string

patrick string

palatino string

Any of those brands are good enough quality, which one ?

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

[Stephen Fine]

Good enough for what? What type of music are you playing?

[cjstuff]

To some extent, you get what you pay for in strings. Those ultra-low price Chinese steel strings are so thin that one set (I believe they were "Alice" strings, but others are similar) on a cheap violin I was trying cut through my callouses. The strings may sound quickly and easily because they're so thin, but they also sound whiny and run false quite quickly. Note that electrifying the instrument has only made things worse, in my experience.

I'm not familiar with cello strings specifically, but I'd think you might try looking at Helicore or Primm strings as a point of entry. More expensive than 3 sets for $10 ultra-thin strings, but much more durable and better sounding.

[Wuji]

Hi,

If you are looking for cello strings on a limited budget, may I suggest you first contact Pirastro? (I hope they are not reading this, btw). They have free sample strings if you contact them directly.

Moving up from free is Corelli. I have not has experience with their steel strings but I have tried a prototype of their new KF composite core strings and they are very promising, so their steel strings should not be that far off.

La Bella is an American Brand. They have steel and gut core for very low price. Few people carry them but I am told they are a great value.

Heliocore is popular for students as they offer durability, even tone and, reasonable pricing.

There are many brands out there and each person has their own favourites. I would try to avoid the ones on Ebay, however. Most are just metal wires in the diameter of cello strings. Prim is another brand to avoid. While the price is enticing, they are absolutely horrible for musical applications.

If you can get to a local string shop, that is the best place to find cello strings. Store owners usually stock a good supply of popular students strings.

Good Luck

~Lucian

[sonnichs]

I would concur with the replies of others here on Helicore strings. They are a good value. www.prodigyinstruments.com has good prices. Any string set under $60 is a gamble-they will sound awful and make playing very difficult. You may be better off to see if you can obtain a set of used high grade stings being removed from another cello before you buy really cheap strings. A lot of professionals and serious students discard strings with a lot of life left in them.

A tailpiece can be purchased from www.internationalviolin.com for under $15. You really will need to add four "fine tuners" for a cello especially if you have steel strings. These are bout $3 each. Also don't forget to buy a "tail gut".

Are you able to properly fit the new pegs? Usually you will need a reamer and shaver to do this. Simply forcing some new pegs into the holes is not a good thing-they are very unlikely to fit properly and can cause damage and tuning problems.

Good Luck-Fritz

[gaetan8888]

Hi,

If you are looking for cello strings on a limited budget, may I suggest you first contact Pirastro? (I hope they are not reading this, btw). They have free sample strings if you contact them directly.

Good Luck

~Lucian

Hello

I did wrote a email to Pirastro for a free sample Piranito 4/4 cello strings, but there was no reply from them, so I wrote to few other strings maker but only Larsen reply that they can not give sample.

I am very beginer in cello playing.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

[gaetan8888]

You may be better off to see if you can obtain a set of used high grade stings being removed from another cello before you buy really cheap strings. A lot of professionals and serious students discard strings with a lot of life left in them.

Good Luck-Fritz

Hello

I live in forest in Quebec province in Canada, any cities are far from here, so there is nobody arround playing cello.

The two luthier who was in the region are gone because there is not enough violin or cello players arround.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

[Wuji]

Hello

I did wrote a email to Pirastro for a free sample Piranito 4/4 cello strings, but there was no reply from them, so I wrote to few other strings maker but only Larsen reply that they can not give sample.

I am very beginer in cello playing.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

Yes, Pirastro does take some time to reply. I just assumed they needed time to get someone to translate for them. That, and they must get hundreds of requests for free samples every month so most are probably filtered out. Try again. I had to try three times before they sent me a sample set. (I asked for the Eudoxa which are now my primary G and C strings).

Larsen does not usually give free sample. However, the fact that they are willing to respond to your email must mean something. I actually was able to get a sample set from them. They were convinced that their strings would be better than the gut strings I was using at the time. I was not convinced, however.

Most companies don't bother to respond to emails asking for sample strings. It causes too many problems as people begin to take advantage of it. However, there are some that offer introductory pricing for first time buyers. Ask for introductory pricing if you are going to contact these other companies again.

Hello

I live in forest in Quebec province in Canada, any cities are far from here, so there is nobody arround playing cello.

The two luthier who was in the region are gone because there is not enough violin or cello players arround.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

You are in Quebec? Then there are still many luthiers, though they may not be close. There is an online directory of luthiers in Quebec. It is in French. Look it up and try contacting luthiers that are close by. They may offer free strings. I know my luthier would be more than happy to give strings to those who need them.

I think I may have some of the sample sets of strings lying around. Have to find them. I used them for, at most, a week. If you do not mind used strings then I can send them (I am in Markham, Ontario so shipping is very little.) I will contact you if I can find them.

~Lucian

[gaetan8888]

Yes, Pirastro does take some time to reply. I just assumed they needed time to get someone to translate for them. That, and they must get hundreds of requests for free samples every month so most are probably filtered out. Try again. I had to try three times before they sent me a sample set. (I asked for the Eudoxa which are now my primary G and C strings).

You are in Quebec? Then there are still many luthiers, though they may not be close. There is an online directory of luthiers in Quebec. It is in French. Look it up and try contacting luthiers that are close by. They may offer free strings. I know my luthier would be more than happy to give strings to those who need them.

I think I may have some of the sample sets of strings lying around. Have to find them. I used them for, at most, a week. If you do not mind used strings then I can send them (I am in Markham, Ontario so shipping is very little.) I will contact you if I can find them.

~Lucian

Hello Lucian

I will wait few week to see if Pirastro reply to me email.

I did look that luthier directory, all luthier are very far away and I do not have a car.

If you find your sample sets of strings I am interested and do not mind using a used strings set. We you will find that sets of strings contact me and I will give you my address.

Thank you

Bye

Gaetan

[Andrew Victor]

What is a "key" for cello?

I buy most of my strings from www.concordmusic.com

You can get a similar price from a number of sources including www.sharmusic.com , www.swstrings.com ,

You can get excellent advice about it as well as a good price from http://www.cellos2go.com . Ellen Gunst (who IS cellos2.go) sells "everything cello" that you can imagine and has a solid-gold reputation.

There are some lousy cello strings out there if you go too cheap. Right now, American-made strings are a decent deal (if you are buying in dollars), and HELICORE cello strings, made by D'addario, are a good servicable choice - they are what I would recommend at this level. I've had them on a couple of my student's cellos and they were just fine. For my own use, I prefer a set of strings with more pizzaz (overtone bnalance and projection), but thiis can bring out other problems with some instruments.

So Go for the Helicore strings - among the sources I suggested.

Walk-in music stores generally charge twice as much as major string shops or internet dealers.

There is a new dealer, www.iustrings.com , who has had some great prices - but on such a limiited group of products that you can no longer get a complete set of cello strings there.

Andy

[gaetan8888]

What is a "key" for cello?

Andy

Hello

I did translate literally the french word to cello key, but I should say cello peg.

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

[chrisandcello]

Cello strings are silly money.....I use Chromcor....good enough basic strings for my purposes

[Dunvegan]

Hello

I've look on Ebay and there is few low price cello strings sets, here is their brand name;

huayin string

Thank

Bye

Gaetan

Gaetan,

I tried the Huayin strings on my cello and liked them. they tune up quickly, STAY in tune and are true.

I play for weddings on mine so they are fine for an entry level instrument/player. They also have good response. I have not tried the other brands

[W1UOY]

For a good value I would recommend Kaplan Solutions A & D and Helicore G & C. -Wayne

[Norton]

I, too, have tried the Huayin strings and found them to be nearly as nice as Dominants, but cost considerably less. For instance, the last time I bought strings for my Violin, Dominants cost ~35USD and Huayin cost ~10USD; that's big savings in my book.

Jason