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D'ADDARIO ASCENTÉ VIOLIN SINGLE E STRING 3/4 Scale Medium Tension
On a student violin the E breaks and goes dull first, and it is usually bought on its own rather than waiting for the rest of the set to give up. This article covers exactly that case: A311 3/4M is the stock Ascenté E in the 3/4 size, with a playing length of 12 1/4 in (310 mm). The build is simple and proven: solid high-carbon steel with tin plating, unwound, ball-ended, medium gauge. The size is not a formality — a 3/4 violin has a shorter scale and a 4/4 string will not sit correctly on it. The tone is clear and direct, which is what a student's top voice needs far more than softness.
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The Size Comes from the Instrument, Not the Player's Age
A 3/4 violin has a shorter scale, so its strings are physically shorter: 12 1/4 in of playing length, 310 mm, against 13 in on a full-size one. Article A311 3/4M is cut for that length — you do not fit a 4/4 string on a 3/4 or stretch a short one to fit. If the size is not certain, read it off the instrument rather than the packet: a violin's size is its scale. Ascenté offers single strings in several sizes, so moving up to a larger instrument does not force a change of series.
The Simplest Build, and the Most Predictable Change
The E here is one steel filament with tin plating — no winding, no synthetic core. That makes fitting quick and free of surprises: the string barely stretches once on, comes to pitch in short order and needs none of the break-in its wound synthetic neighbours ask for. In a teaching room that matters — it snaps mid-lesson, a new one goes on, the lesson finishes. The plating also shields the steel from finger moisture, which on a student instrument is the usual reason a string loses its edge early.
Ball End for Every Student Tailpiece
The end is a ball, and it is the only version in the range: no loop-end Ascenté is made. A student violin normally carries a tailpiece with four built-in ball-end fine tuners, and this E drops straight in without adapters or compatibility hunting. There is one gauge, medium, so no light-versus-heavy mistake is possible at the ordering stage — no other gauges exist in the range.
Specifications
| Application | Single violin E string |
| Series | D'Addario Ascenté |
| Note | E, first string |
| Size | 3/4 |
| Gauge | Medium |
| Tension | Medium; D'Addario publishes no numeric figure for the 3/4 size |
| Core | Solid high-carbon steel, no synthetic core |
| Winding / Plating | Unwound; tin plated carbon steel |
| End Type | Ball end |
| Playing Length | 12 1/4 in (310 mm) |
| Position in the Set | Stock E string of the Ascenté A310 3/4M set |
| D'Addario Article | A311 3/4M |
| Included | 1 string in a sealed D'Addario pouch marked with the article number |
| Country of Manufacture | USA, New York ("Made in the USA at D'Addario's New York production facility") |
What's Included
One E string in a sealed D'Addario pouch marked A311 3/4M. The pouch keeps moisture and corrosion off the string until it goes on the instrument.
Who It's For
A string for the student whose E snapped mid-term, for the teacher who keeps spares specifically for 3/4 instruments, and for the parent who needs one exact replacement rather than a whole set.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which violin is this string for?
A 3/4 instrument: playing length 12 1/4 in (310 mm). String size is set by the scale of the violin itself, so go by the instrument.
Can a 4/4 E be fitted to a 3/4 violin?
No. The 4/4 has a 13 in (328 mm) playing length against 310 mm on the 3/4, and the smaller size has its own article, A311 3/4M.
What is the tension in numbers?
D'Addario lists the gauge only for Ascenté — medium. No numeric tension is published for the 3/4 size, and the 4/4 figures do not transfer here.
What end does the string have?
A ball end. No loop-end version is made in the Ascenté range, so the string is meant for a ball-end tailpiece or fine tuner.
Can just one string of the set be replaced?
Yes, that is what the single articles are for: A311 3/4M for the E, A312 3/4M for the A, A313 3/4M for the D and A314 3/4M for the G. The E normally needs changing before the others.
Are these genuine D'Addario strings?
Yes. SoundsGood supplies only genuine D'Addario product in official packaging marked with article numbers.
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