Corelli Crystal Violin Strings, SET
By Savarez Corelli
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Full size, Medium, ball end E
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£48.98 | |
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Full size, Medium, loop end E
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£48.98 | |
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3/4 size, Medium
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£42.18 | |
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1/2 size, Medium
1
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£42.17 |
* All strings are ball end, unless otherwise specified.
Description
FULL SIZE - MEDIUM TENSION, SYNTHETIC CORE.
Similar to Dominant, but with a plain steel E, these strings have good response and a bright, clean sound.
Customer reviews:
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Keen Amateur
Teacher
Teacher
Normally good but this set was not.
Pros: I've used Corelli Crystals for several years and been really pleased with them, they normally settle well, have good resonance and suit my violin.
Cons: This set was a real disappointment. Four months and a lot of playing later they still hadn't settled - literally needed significant retuning at the beginning and during every session. I'd been waiting for them to sound better but they just didn't have the usual tone, warmth and resonance. I'm not sure if you can just get a duff set, but I've now changed strings.
Keen Amateur
So far so good, quality strings at a good price.
Pros: I've only just strung and started playing this violin which has been in hibernation for a number of years, probably decades. They went on well and seem to have stretched and bedded in rapidly. They seem to suit the violin and speak boldly but not brassily, don't seem to suffer from the squeaks and allow the violin its full range of high and low frequency vibrations. Dynamic range seems pretty good. I'll know more when the violin has opened up properly. I normally play on Eudoxa strings so I may change over to these at some point, but for now they are doing a very good job and were a good value buy.
Cons: Nothing yet.
Keen Amateur
Great value, dark, mellow
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found the following review helpful
Pros: Great value, longer lasting than Dominants. Rich, dark, responsive- they work very well on my 19th C German violin.
Cons: Not keen on the E, though, so trying a Larsen Tzigane E- seems to be a good match so far. Had a Hill E on before, and this also worked well for me. Trying a Pirastro Gold Label next.
Other: Mostly playing Folk.
Keen Amateur
Mellow alternative to my Dominants; not quite !
Pros: Light guage make them more responsive. Encouraging better bowing technique
Cons: Wasn't what I needed, though this is not the fault of the strings.
Other: I was looking for a set of strings to make my violin more mellow. I kept my original e string so I have a spare 'crystal e string'. Will experiment with combinations of dominants on G, D, A with Crystal and dominants.
Keen Amateur
Resonant and sweet sounding
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found the following review helpful
Pros: Quite resonant and sweet sounding. Easier to do harmonics than on my previous set of strings
Cons: The strings seemed very unstable for about a week or so, but I did expect this.
Other: I used the Corelli Crystals to replace a set of one year old Dominants, a set with which I have never been awfully impressed. I suppose the Dominants had become quite dull, but, even so, this set of Corelli Crystals are quite an improvement for my fairly straightforward, middle of the road violin. I also think they are better than when I put on the Dominants a year ago, but it is hard to tell. I'd be interested to hear what other people think, but, at least on my violin, the Corellis appear to be better than the Dominants.
Beginner
Beginner
Keen Amateur
A good replacement for old metal strings.
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Pros: These really make a difference - I had metal strings on this (early 1900's?) German fiddle for traditional music, but have been using modern synthetic strings on my "best" fiddle and have decided I prefer the sound. For the price, they're excellent.
Cons: I haven't found anything I don't like about them yet.
Other: I wanted these to replace some old metal strings on an old violin that belonged to my grandfather, to see if the sound could be improved.
