ALISA WEILERSTEIN
With most strings, I find you can achieve either projection or a wide range of colours and subtleties, but not both. With medium Superior Jargar A and D strings and Thomastik Spirocore G and C, however, I can cover the widest expressive range and get my sound out to the back of the hall with no problems. The strings aren’t just loud, they have a complex variety of shades. One of the things I love the most about my instrument, a 1723 Montagnana, is that it’s a total chameleon capable of producing a broad spectrum of sounds. It’s great to have strings that reflect that.
2020-12-15T11:22:00+00:00
Deep down
The latest addition to German manufacturer Pirastro’s Evah Pirazzi range is a low C string for five-string violins. Like all Evah Pirazzi strings, it has a multifilament synthetic-fibre core intended to give additional projection, while its special tungsten–steel winding has been engineered to create a balanced sound with the other strings in the range.
Pirastro Evah Pirazzi violin C string from £36.95