Super Sensitive Red Label cello strings, made on a solid core, are an economical choice for students and music programs. Red label cello strings offer a bright and powerful sound as well as durability. 

Tone: Bright and powerful

Playability: Responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Super Sensitive Red Label cello string composition:

A string: Nickel over steel

D string: Nickel over steel

G string: Nickel over steel

C string: Nickel over steel

Corelli Steel cello strings are aimed at beginning and intermediate musicians. The A, D and G strings are wound over a solid steel core; the C is wound over a rope core. The Corelli Steel cello strings produce a bright and powerful sound with consistent pitch stability.

Tone: Bright and strong

Playability: Responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Corelli Steel cello string composition:

A string: Aluminum over steel rope

D string: Silver tungsten over steel rope

G string: Silver tungsten over steel rope

C string: Silver tungsten over steel rope

D'Addario Prelude cello strings are an economical choice for students and school programs. Prelude cello strings have a solid core that makes them durable and very stable in pitch.

Tone: Warm and strong

Playability: Responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

D'Addario Prelude cello string composition:

A string: Nickel over steel

D string: Aluminum over steel

G string: Nickel over steel

C string: Nickel over steel

Prim cello strings are a bright and extremely responsive string. They have a quick break in time and are very stable. Prim cello strings are quite popular with students, and professional musicians alike.

Tone: Bright and powerful

Playability: Very responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Prim cello string composition:

A string: Chrome steel over steel

D string: Chrome steel over steel

G string: Chrome steel over steel

C string: Chrome steel over steel

D'Addario Pro Arte cello strings are made with a lower tension, synthetic core. Pro Arte cello strings offer a warm and round sound with good response and an ease of playing.

Tone: Warm

Playability: Responsive, facilitating ease of playing for the left hand

Stability: Less vulnerable to climate and temperature change

D'Addario Pro Arte cello string composition:

A string: Aluminum over synthetic

D string: Aluminum over synthetic

G string: Silver over synthetic

C string: Tungsten-silver over synthetic

D'Addario Helicore cello strings have a small diameter and are made on a braided wire core. These cello strings offer the musician an even, focused sound with warmth and projection. Helicore cello strings are popular with many musicians for their quick response and articulation.

Tone: Warmest of steel strings

Playability: Responsive and articulate

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

D'Addario Helicore cello string composition:

A string: Titanium over steel rope

D string: Titanium over steel rope

G string: Tungsten Silver over steel rope

C string: Tungsten Silver over steel rope

Pirastro Piranito cello strings are a high quality, student string. Made of a solid steel core with a chrome steel winding. They do not have the metallic harshness found in other student level steel strings.

Tone: Bright without metallic harshness

Playability: Very responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Pirastro Piranito cello string composition:

• A string: Chrome steel over steel
• D string: Chrome steel over steel
• G string: Chrome steel over steel
• C string: Chrome steel over steel

Recommended rosin: Pirastro Cello

See Pirastro full product description here.

Jargar Classic cello strings are made in Denmark and feature a flexible solid steel core. A professional quality string. Jargar cello A and D are considered to be top sellers among cellists.

Tone: Bright and sweet

Playability: Responsive with ease for the left hand

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Jargar Classic cello string composition:

A string: Alloy over steel

D string: Alloy over steel

G string: Alloy over steel or Silver over steel

C string: Alloy over steel or Silver over steel

For greater power and projection, consider the Jargar "Special" Cello Strings (A and D strings only).

Thomastik-Infeld Superflexible cello strings, made of a steel rope core, offer power and durability while facilitating left-hand playing with a more flexible feel under the fingers. These strings are among the most harmonically complex strings produced by Thomastik and are known to reduce stiffness through improved elasticity. Superflexible strings are known for their durability and excellent tuning stability, similar to Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore, with greater sweetness of sound.

D'Addario Kaplan cello strings are made with a solid steel core. They provide a rich, complex tone with excellent playability for both left-hand ease and bow response.

Tone: Rich and complex

Playability: Responsive with ease of playing for the left hand

Stability: Less vulnerable to climate and temperate change

D'Addario Kaplan cello string composition:

A string: Titanium over standard steel

D string: Nickel over stranded steel

G string: Tungsten over stranded steel

C string: Tungsten over stranded steel

Pirastro Chromcor cello strings are a popular choice for musicians seeking volume and clarity. A solid steel core wound with chrome steel produces a cello string with clarity, brightness and quick response.

Tone: Bright and clear

Playability: Very responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Pirastro Chromcor cello string composition:

A string: Chrome steel over steel

D string: Chrome steel over steel

G string: Chrome steel over steel

C string: Chrome steel over steel

See full Pirastro product description here.

Recommended rosin: Pirastro Cello Rosin.

Larsen Crown cello strings are Larsen's response to the need for an economically-priced, high quality string. Made on a solid steel core, they have a flexibility that is easy on the left hand. Larsen Crown strings, with a brilliant tone and strong projection, do not have the metallic sound that is usually associated with strings in their price range.

Tone: Brilliant and strong

Playability: Ease of playing on the left hand

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Larsen Crown cello string composition:

A string: Alloy over steel

D string: Alloy over steel

G string: Nickel over steel

C string: Tungsten over steel

Other Larsen Cello Strings:

Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore cello strings stand alone among Thomastik-Infeld's string options for their quick response and focused sound, making them a popular string selection among cellists of all levels.

An especially popular choice for the lower strings within mixed sets, Spirocore cello strings are known for their clarity and focus. The brightness of sound produced by the Spirocore G and C strings make them a perfectly viable option for clearing up an otherwise muddled lower register.

Spirocore strings are made of multi-wire, spiraled steel core, similar to a rope core. Spirocore cello strings offer a brightness and strong projection, with a more pliable touch under the fingers, while remaining extremely responsive and crisp.

Tone: Loud with ample projection

Playability: Technically demanding to achieve full power

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore cello string composition:

A string: Chrome steel over spiral wire

D string: Chrome steel over spiral wire

G string: Chrome steel over spiral wire, Silver over spiral wire

                  or Tungsten over spiral wire

C string: Chrome steel over spiral wire, Silver over spiral wire

                  or Tungsten over spiral wire

Considering mixing Thomastik Spirocore C and G strings with the D and A strings from other brands?

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi cello strings have been developed with a new and modern steel core exclusive to Pirastro Evah Pirazzi string line. Offering unparalleled power and focus, Evah Pirazzi cello strings features depth and warmth with impressive harmony across the strings and enables the musician to express freely in every dynamic range without any loss of tone or stability.

Tone: Great power and nuance

Playability: Highly responsive while maintaining ease of playability

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Pirastro Evah Pirazzi cello string composition:

• A string: Chrome steel over steel
• D string: Chrome steel over steel
• G string: Tungsten over wire
• C string: Tungsten over wire

Recommended rosin is Pirastro Cello rosin.

See Pirastro full product description here. 

Pirastro Passione cello strings, the latest innovation in Pirastro's gut string line, have a greater tuning stability than other gut strings on the market. Pirastro Passione cello strings have complex overtones as well as more brilliance and projection. The A and D have a steel core. The G and C are hand wound on a core of polished sheep's gut.

Tone: Warm complex overtones while maintaining brilliance and clarity

Playability: Easy response on at all dynamic levels

Stability: Quicker break in time and greater tuning stability than other gut strings on the market

Pirastro Passione cello string composition:

A string: Chrome-steel over steel

D string: Chrome-steel over steel

G string: Chrome-Steel over gut

C string: Tungsten over gut

Thomastik-Infeld Dominant cello strings are among the brightest cello strings produced by Thomastik. Their pure, clean sound have led them to become one of the most popular sets of strings among musicians of all levels.

Made with a Perlon synthetic core, Dominant cello strings boast a bright, clear sound that is rich with overtones. Their durability and excellent tuning stability make Thomastik Dominant cello strings a popular choice for students and professionals alike.

The brightness of the Dominant C and G strings combine perfectly with the warmer, mellow sound of the Jargar D and A strings to balance the low with high registers of an instrument. To explore Dominant/Jargar mixed sets, Click Here.

Tone: Warmth with clarity

Playability: Very responsive

Stability: Virtually resistant to climate and temperature change

Thomastik-Infeld Dominant cello string composition:

A string: Chrome over perlon

D string: Chrome over perlon

G string: Chrome over perlon or Silver over perlon

C string: Chrome over perlon or Silver over perlon

Thomastik Spirit! cello strings are the warmest and most harmonically-complex strings offered by Thomastik-Infeld. Comprised of steel-core A and D strings with rope-core G and C strings, the new Spirit! cello strings work in combination to produce a vibrant, warm sound.

Thomastik Spirit! cello strings are inspired by the idea that music should bring you joy! Spirit! cello strings posses an incredible warmth compared to other student strings of a similar caliber, aiming to alleviate the prevalent metallic sound of student strings.

With their balanced, warm tone, Spirit! cello strings provide everything needed to produce a distinguished sound for every kind of music.  

Jargar Special cello A and D strings are an innovation over Jargar's classic strings. Made slightly thicker, they offer all the qualities of the classic strings but with more power and projection. 

The Pirastro Chromcor Plus cello strings produce a slightly darker tone than the original Chromcor strings. The A and D strings have a slightly bright sound, while the G and C strings have a warm sound with a short decay. These strings are very responsive, give a large tonal volume, and have exceptional tuning stability and immediate playability. 

The Pirastro Chorda cello strings are authentic strings for baroque instruments. They produce a brilliant, yet soft sound. In the standard set, the A and D strings are composed of plain sheep gut, while the G and C strings are wound with a silver-plated copper wire and are unpolished. The Chorda strings have a very low string tension. They are designed for 440 Hz tuning. For 415 Hz, use the stronger gauge. Altering the PM gauge by 1/2 PM changes the tension by 4%. 

Jargar Superior cello strings, a further development of Jargar's "Special" strings, offers even more projection and power as well as warmth and brilliance. Considered more of a soloist string, it is ideal for all musicians looking for a little more edge in their playing.

For the a softer, mellower tone, consider the Jargar "Classic" Cello Strings.