Strings are one of the factors that influence the sound quality of your violin. Others are the violin itself, it's adjustments, your bow and of course your playing technique. Click here to learn more about how your violin technique can influence your tone quality. In this article, let's talk strings…
The most popular warm sounding string. A lot of violin players are very enthusiastic about this type of strings. They create a beautiful deep warm and full tone. Certainly when you have a bright and large sounding violin, these strings could be a good match. Their tuning stability is very good, they break in easily and quickly and they last long.
Not so well known as the Obligato's, these strings are inspired by gut strings. They sound velvet like, smooth and warm. The low tension and thickness of the strings gives a nice soft feeling under your fingertips. These strings have been my favorite for years, until I started using Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold for a bit more power. It depends on your playing setting what you like best. I'd say that for solistic work and chamber music, use the Golds. For orchestra playing, use the Ambers.
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These strings produce a warm mellow tone. For violin players in their first years of playing and students, I always recommend these as an alternative to the Thomastik Dominants. It's quite easy to produce an acceptable sound on them as a beginner violinist. They are very forgiving and extremely affordable.
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You've probably heard that gut strings tend to sound warmer than the synthetic core strings mentioned above. I've made a comparison between to warm sounding string types, one is gut and one is synethic. Click here and discover if you can hear the difference!
If you'd like to read a lot more about violin strings, what they're made of and see a lot more string reviews, check out this violin string buying guide.
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