Description
Pirastro Passione viola strings offers greater tuning stability than other gut strings on the market. Passione viola strings have complex overtones as well as brilliance and projection. Hand wound on a polished core of sheep gut.
Tone: Warm complex overtones while maintaining brilliance and clarity
Playability: Easy response on all dynamic levels
Stability: Quicker break in time and greater tuning stability than other gut strings on the market
Pirastro Passione viola string Medium Gauge Set:
A string- Aluminum over gut 14 1/4 ga.
D string- Silver over gut 14 ga.
G string- Silver over gut 17 ga.
C string- Silver-Tungsten over gut 20 ga.
See Pirastro full product description here.
Recommended rosin is Pirastro Oliv/Evah rosin.
m (verified owner) –
I’ve played just the bottom 3, on an old Ernst Heinrich Roth. For me they are brighter than you’d think, but lots of fun. I’d say you will be tuning a lot, even if they are more stable than other gut strings, unless you live in some area with really constant humidity and temps. Here it’s like a yo-yo (the toy, not the cellist), so you can find yourself off by a half step overnight or from one day to the next day. Aside from that, they are nice to play, again, probably brighter than you think, sort of in the middle of the road, volume wise, and very responsive to bowing. Have used maybe 5 weeks, still holding up.
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Carla S. (verified owner) –
I bought a set of these strings, looking forward to hearing a mellow tone from gut-like strings. Three of the strings went on my instrument with no problem. The D string, however, is too thick to fit in my tailpiece. I guess if you have a tailpiece with all string holes the same size, these strings would be fine. But, my tailpiece string holes get smaller as you get to the higher/thinner strings. For 50 years, I have restring my viola and never had a problem until now. I returned the first string and got a second, but have the same problem. Guess I’ll have to get a new tailpiece or different strings. Grrrr. I guess tailpiece would be cheaper. Just a heads up to viola players.
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