Silk Color Chart - Simon Watkin Violins

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Silk Color Chart
Description
Ball-end Color
Zyex
Composite Violin
®
Zyex
®
Viola
Light tension
Medium tension
Heavy tension
Helicore
Helicore Violin, Viola, Cello, Orchestral Bass Strings
Helicore Solo Bass
Helicore Hybrid Bass
Helicore Pizzicato Bass
Kaplan Solutions
Kaplan Golden Spiral Solo
Golden Spiral
Kaplan
Pro•Arté
Light tension violin
Medium tension violin, viola, & cello
Heavy tension violin
Prelude
4/4 size violin & cello, light tension
4/4 size violin & cello, medium tension, long scale viola
4/4 size violin & cello, heavy tension, extra short scale viola
3/4 size violin & cello, medium tension, medium scale viola, all bass
1/2 size violin & cello, medium tension, short scale viola
1/4 size violin & cello, medium tension
1/8 size violin & cello, medium tension
1/6 size violin
S
C
P
E
I L K I N G
O L O R S AT
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N D S
Strings denoted with 2 colors below have a small, solid section
of the color on the far right silked at the top of the first color
to indicate heavy or light tension.
Light Tension
Medium Tension
Heavy Tension
E
Plain Steel
E
Aluminum Wound
A
Aluminum, Titanium, or Nickel
D
Aluminum or Nickel and B Solo Bass
D
Silver
G
Silver or Tung/Silver, Nickel
C
Silver, Nickel
C
Tungsten/ Low B Bass
F#
Nickel

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