Pirastro Oliv Violin String, E
By Pirastro
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Ball end, medium tension
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£14.94 | |
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Loop end, medium tension
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Ball end, low tension. (Thin)
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Ball end, high tension. (Stark)
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Loop end low tension (Thin)
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Loop end high tension (Stark)
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Description
Gold plated chromesteel. Brilliant powerful sound. Three tensions, ball or loop end.
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Specifications
- Gold-plated chromesteel
- Made in Germany
Customer reviews:
19
4
1
Keen Amateur
Clear, clean and responsive....this is no whistler
7
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7
found the following review helpful
Pros: Violin E strings are so much a matter of taste and what suits the instrument. It's often a case of trial and error until one finds one that has good tone, speaks easily, doesn't whistle easily and is good all the way up the fingerboard. All I can say is that the Olive Gold E does all of that for me. The initial 'attack' of notes up the fingerboard is so good and consistant and tone is in no way 'hard' or brassy. They are powerful when needed and stopped notes on the E match those on the A seamlessly. I like them very much indeed.
Cons: None....they are simply a joy to play on my violin. You will however need one of those tiny black plastic pieces to cushion the loop end, if using an 'English' ajuster.
Other: Top price and very much top end of the range for a Violin E and worth it!!
Professional
The soft option doesn't whistle.
4
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4
found the following review helpful
Pros: As close as I can find to the excellent Kaplan Gold E that has - at least for now - been discontinued. The only gold E since the Kaplan that I can find that has the gold sound, but does not tend to whistle. The medium thickness does whistle - so I personally go for the soft/thin option.
Cons: Being noticably thinner that the medium version, I have a feeling that it may not last quite as well. However as no set of strings gets past a month for me without dying; I am yet to notice much of a difference.
Other: Having sworn by the Kaplan Gold string that has been discontinued - at least for now - I was left with the old problem: preferred the sound of a gold string, but annoyed by their tendency to whistle. The medium Oliv Gold - like all other gold strings - was a keen whistler. However the soft, or 'thin' version (it is noticably thinner) does not whistle, and still maintains enough of the richer sound that the gold strings have over other coatings. So far, I have only tried this string with my chosen 'other three' - namely Pirastro Violono. Violonos are the half-way house between Evah Pirazzi and Obligato - and a very underrated string. However if one is to assume that this soft/thin Olive E is similar in character to the Kaplan Gold (albeit with fractionally less power), then I would say that it would work with Obligato (whose own gold E sounds wonderful, but does whistle a lot) violono and Dominant strings. With Evas it may prove too powerful to match. As a final note, I would add that all of this applies mainly to my own violin, which works far better without high tension strings. Back in the day when we had far less choice, it had a far greater dynamic range, and far more colours when I stopped using Olives and switched to Eudoxas. Evas sound awful on it - although in all honesty I rarely do find a violin that I find Evas suit me on. As most dealers routinely put Evas on everything now, I have tried an awful lot of violins thusly strung recently...
Professional
Grade 8+
Beginner
Bright, brilliant E string.
4
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5
found the following review helpful
Pros: I love the brightness of the Oliv E. It's very responsive, all the way to the top of the fingerboard.
Cons: The only problem with the Oliv E is that sometimes when the bow doesn't make good contact with the string (crooked bow) you can encounter a squeek.
Professional
Highly recommend Olive E
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2
found the following review helpful
Pros: I find the Olive Gold E string works very well with the resonance, clarity and richness of tone of the Eva Pirazzi Gold strings I use. It is sweet and powerful and feels lovely under the fingers. I have used the Olive E to great satisfaction for many years, but only recently with the Eva Gold strings and I am not disappointed.
Cons: No cons
Grade 8+
Lovely golden sound
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found the following review helpful
Pros: Have always used oliv on my violin as it is a naturally mellow instrument and it is good to have a bright sounding e string. The sound is bright but pleasant and a pure tone. I previously used eudoxa E but found it occaisionally whistled/screeched, haven't had that problem. Rest of strings are eudoxa they seem to go well together Arrived promptly and suitable packaged
Cons: None
Beginner
Safe, reliable E string but expensive.
1
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found the following review helpful
Pros: The Oliv is long lasting and reliable and it looks nice on the instrument. It doesn't whistle.
Cons: It's expensive and on my particular violin it seems slightly harsh in sound.
Keen Amateur
Nice string, rather slow delivery
1
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1
found the following review helpful
Pros: Really like these strings, they make such a good sound on my violin.
Cons: They're rather expensive, and the previous one of the same make had snapped unexpectedly for apparently no reason. It was only one string, but it took longer to arrive than I'd hoped - had to put on an inferior string to get through the week.
Professional
Favourite strings.
Pros: Unlike other wire estrings, this is mellow with no sense of tinniness. Ot gives much more mellow sound with depth.
Cons: None
Other: I have been using these strings since 1973 and love them. They are resonannt and mellow. Even when old and worn ut, they still give a richness.
