Kaplan Amo Viola Strings, SET
By D'Addario
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Medium Tension
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£88.00 | |
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High tension (Heavy)
1
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£88.00 | |
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Medium scale, medium tension 15- 15 3/4 inch viola
1
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£88.00 | |
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Short scale, medium tension, 14-15 inch viola
1
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£88.00 |
Description
Experience the advanced design of Kaplan strings with a wide ranging, colourful sound palette. Kaplan Amo provides warmth, richness, and flexibility for brighter instruments, while Kaplan Vivo delivers brilliance, clarity, and a robust feel for darker instruments. Both sets settle quickly, exhibiting a rich tonal color palette and superb bow response. Kaplan Forza, the stranded-steel core set, provides an even higher level of clarity and tonal focus, and quicker bow response and settling time.
Short break-in time and excellent bow response provides superb playability.
Long Scale for violas 16-16.5" back with a playing scale of 38cm (15").
Long scale, medium or high tension, medium and short scale medium tension only.
Synthetic core produces a rich, powerful tone.
Specifications
- Ideal for professionals
- For violas with back length 16"+
- Synthetic core
- A - Aluminum wound
- D - Silver wound
- G - Silver wound
- C - Silver wound
Customer reviews:
2
1
Professional
An Excellent string with a distinctive voice.
4
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4
found the following review helpful
Pros: Kaplan Amo viola strings live up to the maker's description of being warm and responsive. The viola I chose them for is exceptionally mellow. The Kaplan retained this quality but added more volume and breadth.
Cons: Not really a con - the strings settled rapidly at first, then, about a week later, seemed to need more time. Since then,they now stay reliably in tune. The strings are described as having a "stranded core." This is not a problem as one rapidly adjusts to a different texture under the fingers. Oddly, it feels as though one is playing metal strings yet the sound and lower tension is similar to gut, but stronger.
Other: There is a different tactile feel between bow hair and string and the need for a little more rosin tan with other strings, Warchal Amber for instance.
Professional
Professional
