Great, lightweight. Doesn't dampen the sound like some shoulder rests out there!
These are by far the best strings working for me right now considering my violin, type of bow, and rosin I use! The sound is so sweet with a little bit of a cutting sound when need to! I used to perform on the regular Pirazzi's 20 years ago and glad to come back to them! I heard these are similar with just an added touch and longer durability!
I have a custom made chinrest (from chinrests.com) on my primary instrument, but I also have an electric violin and a violin I use outdoors. I simply measured the custom one and got the 40mm version of this chinrest as the closest match. I love it.
If you have a long neck, you should probably have a raised chinrest!
I don't use a shoulder pad - I prefer to feel the violin on my collar bone and gently secure it with my chin. In order to do that comfortably, the distance between the bottom of my violin and the top of my chinrest has to match pretty closely the gap between my collar bone and chin.
This is on my electric instrument (again, 40mm) - thus the stickers :)
These Il Cannone Direct & Focused strings present a direct challenge to the EP Green & Gold strings. Dynamic sound, with easy control to play as softly as possible when needed. Easy on your fingers.
I have had these strings on for about a month now and after the 2-3 day break in period they’re still impressive. I’ll have to wait to see how long they last at the initial level.
There are a lot of great strings out there certainly, but for my taste, this combination offers the best balance of power, response, and clarity of tone for orchestra, chamber, and solo playing.
It’s working perfectly. You can fit two bows. Very resistant. But I want to say that buying in concord music is the best experience ever! They are amazing! I’ve been a customer for many years.
A neck injury due to a combination of arthritis/violin playing and too much time looking down at the workbench sent me hunting a new chin rest. I found the Wittner Ausburg chin rest. While it was an improvement, I felt that a little tweaking with the shoulder rest could help. I discovered the Wittner Isny shoulder rest online and thought I would give it a try. The result is that I am able to play pain free. I wish I had tried the Wittner Ausburg Isny combination years ago!
I'm enjoying the rondo viola strings. They are finally similar to dominant in their greater tonal flexibility but are a bit deeper, richer and have more ring and resonance on my Russell coe viola than dominant if Evah green and I recommend them
Light and comfortable to throw on my back. Fits easily in upper compartments on domestic flights. Haven't tried international yet, but I'm sure it will be the same. Some room for other items in 2 separate zipper compartments. Bow tube holds two bows.
I tried these on my last violin a Snow Lutheria PV800 and these did not work so well. The G was very jumpy and un responsive. On my current violin, a Ming Jiang Zhu Conservatory these strings work really well. They are easy to play and very warm and rich. I am a little iffy on the E string. The Jargar E and the Westminister E are good Alternates. The Windings are pretty neutral. They are not the most polished but they are not really rough either. I put these up against Dominants, Infeld reds or Obligatos for their sound. The price is resonable as well.
The Stringvision Bow Grip is significantly lighter than the Wada Bow Grip, making it feel almost invisible while playing. Unlike other grips I’ve tried, this one actually stays in place—no slipping or adjusting mid-practice. The comfort and control it offers are top-notch. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to improve their bow hold without the bulk! It wasn't as difficult to apply as I thought it would be. And of course, I loved the super friendly and helpful customer support from Concord Musical Supplies!
I've tried quite a few strings. I was having issues with a metallic, shrill noise from my violin. I found that gut strings eliminate the noise, but they sacrifice projection and clarity. With Dynamo, I don't hear the metallic noise like I did with gut strings; however, it still maintains good projection, like other synthetic strings. It's a bit pricey, but I’ll stick with Dynamo from now on because these are the perfect strings for my violin.
The cello Magnacore Forte C String produces a full rich tone. I recommend it. It is perhaps a thicker tone than the Spirocore Forte C.
The Magnacore Forte G string is the best quality G string on the market.
Eva Pirazzis provide the warm clear sound and even response I am looking for on my viola and my violin.
I use the complete middle gauge set on the viola, and the complete set including gold E on the violin. Played full-time they last about four months, and are worth the money. They require no time to break in or hold their pitch.
I have been using the regular set of Rondo on my French cello for a couple of years and find them very stable, long lasting and of great quality. They solved my life long problem with the D string on this particular cello making the instrument very even and sonorous in all registers. Recently I started playing on my new cello which I commissioned from the brilliant violin maker Stefan Valcuha. It is a Montagnana model so it is a different animal from my Strad model cello. On this cello I had initially installed a regular set of Rondo but on the advice of Stefan I tried the Rondo Experiece A string which has less tension. It opened up the entire instrument more specifically the highs and low ends. It is a game changer for me. It adds brilliance with more flexibility. I highly recommend it.
I have been using G and D Oliv for most of my career, I have wondered quite a bit with A and E. I can day that they are simply the best sounding strings, with a flexibility and palette of sounds that only a gut string can bring
My violin produces too much metallic noise, so I gave gut strings a try. As I expected, they need more frequent tuning, but it's not as bad as I thought. Although Passione strings solved the issue of the metallic noise, the projection was reduced quite a bit. I decided to keep only the G-string, which maintained a good balance of deep & rich sound and reasonable projection.
D'Addario Helicore strings provide the warmth and depth you would expect from a synthetic core while having the strength and stability of their (actual) metal core.
Extremely fast break-in - within hours they are stable and holding their tuning perfectly.
Nice clean, bright sound.
If you like experimenting with different tunings, they are strong enough to cope with being tuned up and down frequently and will handle a little extra tension than the standard pitches.
The wound 'E' string plays significantly better than the plain steel version - worth the small extra cost.
A great all round, well behaved string . If, like me, you play a mixture of styles - classical, folk etc and want to use the same violin for everything, these are pretty good for any style of music.
There are some other brands that don't wear out as fast, but since those strings cost twice as much (and remember Helicore's instant break-in) there's no advantage really. I do experiment frequently with different strings but always return to Helicore as my firm favourite.
These are very intriguing strings. They are much warmer than the regular Rondo's and maybe a little more stiffer too. The graph on the back of their box shows the playability going towards demanding, which I kind of question. When I play on them they feel easy to play and I can get a smooth tone out of them without too much trouble. In regards to other strings these compare to, I would say these would be like Evah Golds, Maybe Dynamo's or very close to Dominant Pro's. I definitely wish they weren't so pricey though. I would give these 5 out of 5 stars for their sound but I have to stay at 4 out of 5 due top their high price.
I was encouraged to try the Warchal strings based on the other very positive reviews on your site. I am extremely pleased with the sound and playability of these strings. They are about half of the price of the typical Larsen A & D and Spirocore G & C set. However, in my opinion, they sound and play absolutely better than any other set of strings I've ever used before! True: they take 2 or 3 days to finish stretching out but then are quite stabile. Also, in the higher register (and particularly higher register double stops) one needs to avoid "crunching" down hard on the string because they react differently than steel strings. But for me the adjustment was quite easy, and the "payback" is huge; these strings have given my Scarampella cello more volume, more ringing overtones and noted already by others, the response time is very fast. The strings are a little thicker than steel strings but for me they are very comfortable and there was no need to widen the bridge or fingerboard nut grooves. I will be ordering more Warchal strings for my other cellos. Love them!
For decades have been using Dominant strings.
The constant is the excellent quality and focused sound of the string.
Highly recommended for everyday use.
This is really the best A string -- has both power and beauty, and an unmatched range of sound color. Of course it's a gut-based string, and you have to be (or learn to be) adept at playing gut strings, with their longer play-in time and their susceptibility to fluctuations with humidity.
But the results are definitely worth the effort! When you hear all the great artists of the past, part of the amazing sound they got was from the gut-based strings, and that can not be reproduced by even the best synthetics.
