For your consideration: Over 50 viola strings. Different brands, different decades, different core materials, different countries of origin. Perfect for a violist looking to experiment or have backups for a lifetime, luthier who needs extra strings on hand, or a teacher with pupils trying to find their sound. See parenthesis for prices of strings found online. (“OOP” means Out-Of-Production)
A strings:
Kaplan long scale ($22)
Pirastro Chromcor (OOP)
Pirastro Flexocor x 4 (OOP)
Dominant ($19)
Spirocore x2 ($20 ea, value: $40)
Jargar medium x 2 ($11 ea, value: $22)
Jargar dolce ($6)
Larson medium loop end x2 ($28 ea, value: $56)
D strings:
D’Addario Pro Arté ($10)
Spirocore x 2 ($24 ea, value: $48)
Pirastro Flexocor x8 (OOP)
Thomastik Dominant ($22)
G strings:
Thomastik Dominant x 4 ($32 ea, value: $124)
Pirastro Chromcor (OOP)
Super Sensitive Red Label bulk x 7 (—)
Flexocor (OOP)
Red Label x2 (—)
Pro Arté medium scale ($30 ea, value: $120)
Jargar x2 ($8 ea, value: $16)
C strings
Dominant x 2 ($55 ea, value: $110)
D’Addario Prelude (short)
Jargar ($8)
NOS Lewis Gold Label (OOP)
Red Label bulk x 13 (—)
Red Label (—)
Set:
Pro Arté (OOP? the C string was poached for an old gut Kaplan. I can’t find the Pro Arté A string online, so I won’t count the rest of the strings in the value…)
Conservative total value of strings is $607
Due to the nature of the lot, strings are sold “as-is.” The lot has been in Colorado where it is extremely dry; there is no rusting or corrosion on the strings. Feel free to ask questions.