ive been asked to get a viola A string on Saturday. is it the same as a violin string? dont shoot me if im wrong!

Hi Nat

you need a viola string

you can get them from thestringzone.co.uk

ok thanks!

And any half-way decent shop will sell viola strings.

aha...
i once put a violin string into the viola and it snaps^^

don't put violin strings on the viola.

viola strings are thicker and tougher - the instrument is longer and therefore the strings are under more tension. if you put a thinner violin A string onto the viola it will definitely snap.

you CAN put viola strings on a violin, but this isn't recommended unless you're very small and need a violin strung as a viola. the strings will be floppier and "buzz" more as they hit the fingerboard.

any good music shop should sell viola strings, but PLEASE don't put a violin string on a viola! *sob sob*

Thats true that violin strings would snap on a viola, as the instrument can sometimes be one or two inches bigger.

i wont put a violin string on a viola i promise! i was just checking if it mattered to get a viola string which it does so i will!

NO! no -no-no-no-no no no no ---- no

(spot the "Vicar of Dibley" fan)

if thats a joke, its wasted on me!! please explain!

sorry, Nat - you're not missing much

One of the characters on the Vicar of Dibley is an old bloke who says no-no-no-no-no a lot. It's not one of those "I guess you had to be there" moments since it's not all that funny first hand.

The quote just sprang to mind as a kind of parody as you seemed a bit beleagured by the volume of advice saying "no no no no"

erm ok so itys nothin to do with viola strings?!!

QUOTE (clarinetlover @ Nov 23 2004, 10:27 PM)

erm ok so itys nothin to do with viola strings?!!

well not exactly, no

or to quote that great 21st Century artist, Rhapsodin:

"alright, alright I'm just goin'"

lol