The most commonly available strings for converting a standard violin to the baritone range are manufactured by Thomastik under the brand "Octavgeige." Performers on the baritone violin commonly use amplification to overcome the limited projection and sonority inherent with a lower range on a relatively small bodied instrument.
The most readily available strings for converting a standard violin into the baritone range are produced by Thomastik under the brand "Octavgeige." Baritone violinists commonly use amplification to overcome the limited projection and tone quality associated with playing in a lower range on a relatively small-bodied instrument.