Kaplans are identifiable by the white thread with black spiral at the ball end. The winding at the peg end is color coded for pitch, and tension. Heavy tension has a secondary orange band. The G and C strings are tungsten wound and have a stranded steel core designed to give richer sound.
Price 4/4
Pitch
Winding/Core
$31.00
A
Titanium wound. At peg end black winding for medium tension.
$33.00
D
Nickel wound. At peg end yellow winding for medium tension. Heavy has additional orange band.
$56.00
G
Tungsten wound. At peg end red winding for medium. Heavy has an additional orange band.
$75.00
C
Tungsten wound. At peg end purple winding for medium. Heavy has an additional orange band.
Passione’s brand is identifiable by brown with white spiral winding at tailpiece end. The set has steel core A D with tungsten wound gut G C. These gut strings have a small diameter and a short play-in time. Light tension is identifiable by a light pink secondary band at the peg end. Heavy tension has a secondary green band.
Price
Pitch
Winding/Core
Tension
Color at peg end
$33.00
A
single filament high-tensile steel core, wound with chrome steel
Black at peg end
$41.00
D
single filament high-tensile steel core, wound with chrome steel
Orange at peg end
$89.00
G
gut, wound with chrome steel
27.5, 28, 28.5 PM
Brown at peg end
$113.00
C
gut, wound with tungsten
31.5, 32, 32.5 PM
Violet at peg end
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