Find your
sound.
Strings for violin, viola and cello. Explore tonal colour, response and projection to find a Warchal range that suits your instrument and your playing. Warchal is one of the most innovative and exciting string brands on the market. They have created an advanced synthetic core that has the sound qualities and resonance of gut, with all of the benefits and stability of modern materials.
Find your tonal character
Explore warmth, colour, clarity and projection across the Warchal range.
Choose for your instrument
Browse violin, viola or cello options, then compare each family’s playing characteristics.
Get specialist advice
Your instrument and setup matter. Ask a stockist which strings could suit your needs.
Choose your string sound.
Start with your instrument, then explore the sound and feel of each range. Compare the families below, or ask us for guidance.
TIMBRE
Flagship strings combining gut-like colour with modern power, projection and stability. Supplied straight for specialist luthier fitting.
THE BEAST
A truly soloistic violin set built for maximum projection, focus and fast response.
AMBER
Gut-like warmth, richness and texture with modern stability and Warchal's helix E.
BRILLIANT
Bright, focused and projecting with quick tuning stability and an advanced synthetic core.
BRILLIANT VINTAGE
Created for antique violins: brilliant, warm and focused with a lower-tension feel. Being discontinued late 2026.
KARNEOL
Balanced, warm and velvety with a comfortable response and synthetic-core stability.
AMETYST
Pure, focused and brighter than KARNEOL. Available from fractional 1/16 through to 4/4.
Avantgarde A
Metal violin A with full-length helix construction for warmth, depth and rapid response.
Russian Style A
Solid metal violin A with punch, clarity and a particularly smooth transition from E to A.
Prototype Cello A
Projecting metal-core cello A with a powerful, focused character and fast, clean response.
Compare the Warchal range.
Use these descriptions as a starting point. The result will depend on your instrument, setup and playing style.
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What players say.
“Warchal Strings has a richness, penetrating brilliance, and spectrum of colours that is unmatched…”
“Warchal strings are great… I can count on them 100%.”
“Warchal violin strings are truly excellent… They produce a majestic tone and rich variety of timbres.”
Let your sound guide you.
Buy through our UK stockists, with specialist advice to help you choose strings for your instrument and the sound you want.
- Explore the ranges for your instrument
- Discuss your sound with a specialist
- Choose your next set or individual string
Practical information.
Choosing your strings
Consider the sound and response you want, as well as your instrument and setup. The descriptions above are starting points, rather than a guarantee of how a string will sound on every instrument. Read our strings guide and tension charts.
Timbre strings & specialist fitting
Timbre strings are supplied straight for specialist luthier fitting. Visit the Timbre page for more information.
Cello range availability
Brilliant cello strings have been discontinued and are not included in the cello selection above. Explore Amber cello strings and the Prototype Cello A, or ask us for guidance.
For dealers & luthiers
Already stocking Warchal, or interested in adding the range? Place a trade order, request our price list or open a trade account.
“Warchal Strings has a richness, penetrating brilliance, and spectrum of colors that is unmatched. Whether it is the consistency of the strings on tour or the comments I receive after performances, Warchal Strings are the only string I need for my career.”
“Warchal violin strings are truly excellent. Gentle on the fingers, they respond remarkably to every nuance of the bow. They produce a majestic tone and rich variety of timbres. I definitely recommend them to every violinist looking for a sound of superior quality.”
“These violin strings play miraculously. Although life has taught me not to act rashly, two days after testing the new Warchal Ametysts, I excitedly used them for my concert in Berlin.”Ivan Zenaty Professor of Violin at the Music Academy “Carl Maria von Weber” in Dresden, Germany.”