The conductor will determine the number of stringed instruments in a symphonic orchestra at any one time because it is his responsibility to select the music that will be played during a concert performance. The category for string instruments in a symphonic orchestra will include instruments such as the violin, viola, cellos, double basses, harp, and the piano. There are limits to the number of stringed instruments, and symphonic orchestras use only one piano and harp.

Each of these instruments incorporates the use of string to produce a musical sound. The methods for producing a musical sound incorporate the use of other musical accessories like a bow. A musician will train for many years to perfect the musical notes on a scale for each instrument, and some find that they can incorporate the use of the hands to pluck music from the string instrument if that instrument is the violin or cello. The harp will require the use of hands only to produce a musical note and the piano incorporates the use of certain key combinations to get the desired sound.

Musicians view string instruments such as the violin and violas as more user friendly because they are smaller and easy to carry. These stringed instruments will usually be stored in a carry case that is reinforced with foam that is the perfect shape of the instrument that is carried inside. The storage cases used for stringed musical instruments such as the cellos and double basses are considerably larger. The sheer size of the case will make it difficult to carry, but musicians are assured of safety because of the recessed compartment it contains.

Each musician that plays a string musical instrument will be provided with a musical stand at each symphonic concert. The musical stand is used to hold the various sheets of music that will be played during a concert and the musicians that play stringed instruments will be seated with chairs that point toward one stand because the sheets of music are shared between two musicians. One of those musicians will be given the responsibility of turning the sheets of music throughout the concert.

The responsibility for tuning string styled musical instruments is left up to the musician. The task is not a difficult one because the tuning process only involves tightening or loosening of the string, which is mounted on the instrument at various points with a wooden piece, called a resonator.

A string styled musical instrument is capable of emitting a wide range of sounds. A concert musician can regulate and control the pitch of those sounds by adjusting the level of tightness in the string. The process for tuning a stringed musical instrument is simplified somewhat because each string on the musical instrument will be attached to a knob. The knob can be hand turned in either direction anytime the string is deemed too loose or tight. The high range sounds are emitted when the string is set at its tightest setting and other strings can be loosened to gain access to the lower notes on the musical scale.