Pirastro Passione cello strings. SET.

Pros: Ongoing sound problems with my late 18th/early 19th century English cello, required a luthier's attention. Together we decded to put metal covered gut strings on, as the nearest and best available, which the cello was originally built to play on. My luthier suspected that a gut core string would 'free up' the cello's sound. He was right. These expensive strings offer a rich, warm tone with extra overtones and really bring out the complexity of this superior cello's sound. Moreover, I've gained power not lost it. Dark and rich, these strings respond surprisingly well under the bow and it doesn't take long to adjust to the thickness of the strings , especially the C string. The stability of tuning is not too bad either, despite dire warnings about this, I have found Passiones pretty OK in this. I will be keeping these strings on this cello for quite a while, as I have been pleasantly surprised by them.