Accessory Prices

[Just Sayin’]

Has anyone noticed an increase in the price of accessories like strings (since most are manufactured abroad) in the US since tariffs kicked in?

 

 

[duane88]

yep. certainly on the wholesale end.

[Ganymede Piggot]

OMG i can't pay for $200 German strings anymore and my talent is completely gone

[Zeissica]

On 5/25/2025 at 12:32 AM, Ganymede Piggot said:

OMG i can't pay for $200 German strings anymore and my talent is completely gone

How is this an appropriate response to the OP's simple question?

[Ganymede Piggot]

^How is this an appropriate response in a free country?

[Stephen Fine]

Viola Strings since summer 2024, retail at a store that does national business:

Spirocore Tungsten C string has jumped about $10.

Spirocore G has jumped $5.

Pirastro Oliv D and A only up $1.

 

Violin Shoulder Rests since February 2025 (!)

Wolf Forte Secondo up $5

BonMusica up $5

Kun Bravo Collapsible no change

 

[Strabo]

I noticed price increases for strings about a year ago, before the tariffs kicked in.

I have always been struck by the massive price difference between fiddle strings and mandolin strings. I understand that violin strings have some technical characteristics that drive up their cost, but ... gosh!

Of course I’m only a mid-level fiddler and not an accomplished violinist, so I do understand that my skill level prevents me from appreciating the qualities of the more expensive violin strings. And my $1200 fiddles -- wonderful though they are -- may not take advantage of top-quality strings. I use Prims on one fiddle and Helicores on the other.

[Zeissica]

On 6/3/2025 at 5:41 PM, Ganymede Piggot said:

^How is this an appropriate response in a free country?

Bullies gonna bully. There is a lot of that on this forum, and we are the worse for it. 

[Ganymede Piggot]

^Not much of it.  Be happy!