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Gunther_az - Posted - 09/08/2025: 14:34:42
A friend asked if I knew anything about La Bella strings and I came up blank. Never heard of them before she mentioned them. has anyone used these and, if so, how are they? I experiment with different strings now and then but always end up going back to Prims.
The Violin Beautiful - Posted - 09/08/2025: 17:04:54
I haven’t heard of them before, but I came across this old thread about them. Apparently someone bought them and hated them and couldn’t find anyone willing to take them for free! That doesn’t bode well.
fiddlehangout.com/archive/12164
DougD - Posted - 09/08/2025: 18:34:09
La Bella is one of those old time brands that you sometimes find in old instrument cases. I use their nylon strings on an old banjo I have, but I didn't know they sold violin strings. Sweetwater sells them - solid steel core, similar to Preludes, are $25, and they have a "student set" with various winding materials, for $15.
Gunther_az - Posted - 09/09/2025: 11:51:14
Appreciate the input. After doing a little research, my take is that they are a local brand that is probably sold mostly to schools for their beginning student instruments. I'll stick to my Prims.
DougD - Posted - 09/09/2025: 12:32:57
I don't think its a local brand, and their classical guitar strings used to be popular, but the violin strings definitely seem aimed at students. I use Prim too, and for the price difference I'll stick with them.
Edited by - DougD on 09/09/2025 12:43:44
NCnotes - Posted - 09/09/2025: 15:27:04
Ah yes, my classical guitar teacher swore by La Bella nylon guitar strings and we students all used them. I think I still have a pack in my guitar case. I did not even know they made fiddle/violin strings! :-) When I was a violin student, was always on D’Addario Pro Arte.
The Violin Beautiful - Posted - 09/09/2025: 17:33:21
Looking at the company’s history, the family that started the business goes way back. Their specialty seems to be in guitar strings, so the orchestral strings are evidently more of a secondary offering.
They’ve existed for some time already but haven’t gotten any attention. If they invested in making a synthetic core string and using higher end winding technology, they might be able to pique the curiosity of players, but it would probably take a long time for that investment to pay off and Thomastik has developed such excellent sets that the bar is very high for comparison.
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