Il Cannone Violin Comparison
A guide to the range of Il Cannone options purpose designed for the violinist to find the perfect blend for their style and instrument.
Guide to the Il Cannone Violin Family
Il Cannone violin strings are available as a series of four brand variants characterised by a clear and colourful sound with punch and projection at the core.
- Medium & Soloist: The full-bodied original with a warmer & darker sound.
- Direct & Focused: Our most versatile option with a clean and direct sound.
- Silver: 99.85% pure silver brilliance with increased overtone resonance and superior projection.
- Gold: The most powerful strings in the family with high durability and a 10k golden luxurious glow.

Il Cannone Medium
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We offer the Il Cannone strings in two varieties, medium and a soloist. By comparison, the Medium has a moderate tension, it is more noble and round, and often opens up the instrument sound.

Il Cannone Soloist
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The Soloist version has a higher tension, and brings a fuller tone, with even more power, presence and focus with more resistance to the bow. Your choice of version depends upon your instrument and style of play.

Direct & Focused Medium
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A logical add on to the Il Cannone family. The aim is to offer new possibilities to optimise the instrument in sound and playability. In comparison to our original Il Cannone strings, Direct & Focused strings are clearer, more clean and bright, and more direct sounding.

Direct & Focused Soloist
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Our most versatile option. From a playability perspective, the Direct & Focused sets offer some more resistance to bow and fingers.

E 0.28: Add Projection
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Our strongest E string, the 0.28 is wonderfully powerful and enhances the whole instrument’s sound, making it more dense and increasing focus.

A Warm & Broad: Add Warmth
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Add warmth to your Il Cannone set-up with the broader depth of the Warm & Broad A option in Medium or Soloist.

Il Cannone Silver
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Our Il Cannone Silver set introduces a bold, shining voice to the Il Cannone family. Designed for violinists seeking a silvery brilliance with an increased overtone resonance and superior projection.
This set features five strings, including two distinct E strings to match your sound: a bold & powerful Silver E and a sparkling & focused Caprice E.

Il Cannone Silver E
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Silver E string. Soloist tension. Powerful, bold and silvery.

Il Cannone Silver E Caprice
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Caprice E. Higher tension (0.275). Sparkling, focused and brilliant. Ideal for instruments that benefit from added brilliance.

Il Cannone Gold
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These are the most powerful strings in the family with high durability built in by design. Il Cannone Gold offer a unique strength for violin strings, enhancing the core sound of the instrument. They offer a vibrancy that makes the entire instrument resonate as if the strings are in perfect sync with the violin.
The sound of these strings is truly glowing and crisp, robust and carrying.
Our Options for Violin
Versatility by design: finding your perfect blend.
Il Cannone Violin
Gold Violin
Virtuoso ® Violin
Direct & Focused
Aurora Violin
Tzigane ® Violin
Silver Violin
Aurora Fractional
Original Violin
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