Detail 01
3/4 size
Cut for a fractional violin. A 4/4 string leaves too much excess and can wind badly on the peg.

Independent shopping perspective
A single Prelude A string for a 3/4 violin. The one to grab when the A breaks — the most commonly replaced string on a student violin.


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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
Cut for a fractional violin. A 4/4 string leaves too much excess and can wind badly on the peg.
Detail 02
Just the one string. Your other three stay in place, so only the A needs breaking in.
Detail 03
Cheap enough to keep two or three spares in the case, which is worth doing since the A breaks often.
Detail 04
Sits consistently alongside a Prelude set instead of standing out against the other three.
Final check

Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
A single A string. Sets with all four strings are sold separately.
No. This is sized for a 3/4 violin.
Wind the string in tight coils toward the peg box wall and push the peg in as you turn. Slipping is usually a loose peg, not the string.
A few days of frequent retuning while it stretches, then it holds pitch like the rest of the set.
Reference
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