Fitting new strings to a violin?

I have seen or read that all the strings on a violin are not strung in the same direction ie:- two strung clockwise and the other two the oposite .

Can anyone tell me if this is true and if so why

Fitting new strings to a violin?hollywood theater

yes it is true because 2 pegs are on the opposite side of the peg board and 2 on the opposite side. You cannot have 2 strings crossing each other and this keeps them from crossing on another. if a string crosses the other the result is eventually a cut string. By winding the 2 strings on the right side clockwise, it places the string more to the right closer to the right side which keeps it from crossing the left hand strings in the pegboard and cutting the strings.Likewise the lefthand strings counterclockwise to put the string more to the left side of the pegboard.

Fitting new strings to a violin?opera.com opera theater

Yes, it is. The 1st and the 3rd clockwise. The others opposite. Because 1st and 3rd strung to the left of the violin, 2nd and 4th are to the right.
When looking at the pins the strings wrap around, they will all look the same, with the string going over the top of the pin and wrapping around the pin. But, since you have 2 knobs on each side, as you look at them, one side turns clockwise, the other turns counter-clockwise!