Always by my side: what do violinists keep in their case?

Vadim Gluzman, violin

My case holds a great many accessories, all of them surely familiar to my colleagues. I always have three or four new sets of strings (I use Thomastik’s Pi G, D and A), and a dozen of Jargar Forte E – that’s life on the road. I change strings rather frequently: every two to three weeks or so, depending on the repertoire.