Pirastro Tonica Violin Strings, SET
By Pirastro
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Purchase options
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Full size
19
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£23.15 | |
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3/4 & 1/2 size
5
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£23.15 | |
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1/4 & 1/8 size
3
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£23.15 |
* All strings are ball end, unless otherwise specified.
Description
'New Formula' quality student string similar to Dominant Quality and value student string from Pirastro very similar to Dominant with the benefit of a silver D. Medium tension, ball end only. For loop end E please order each string separately.
To check your instrument size measure the length of the back (LOB) excluding the 'button' which is the thumb shaped extension at the top where the neck is anchored. Old instruments can vary, if more than 1/2" over choose the next size up.
4/4 - LOB 356mm (14")
3/4 - LOB 330mm (13")
1/2 - LOB 305mm (12")
1/4 - LOB 280mm (11")
1/8 - LOB 254mm (10")
Specifications
- Synthetic core strings.
- E - Silvery steel
- A - Aluminium on Perlon
- D - Silver on Perlon
- G - Silver on Perlon
- Made in Germany
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Keen Amateur
Top class and at a decent price.
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Pros: These are high quality strings at a reasonable price. Good for ensemble playing as they keep in tune extremely well. As a violinist on four orchestras they are just what I need.
Cons: None
Keen Amateur
For half size violin, go for Pirastro Tonica.
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Pros: Bought as an experiment as a replacement for a set of the market leader brand of strings on my daughter's 1/2 size violin.We'd thought the existing strings (a synthetic string) sounded a bit "muddy" on this particular violin (perhaps to do with this size and make of violin), and thought the Pirastros might be better. Not disappointed- the Pirastros give a much brighter, more resonant sound on this small violin. The strings arrived on time. They were reasonably priced (slightly cheaper than the market leading brand). well packaged, and came with handy diagram and guide about changing strings.
Cons: Not yet sure if the E string will be better than the previous E string on this violin (the problem with the muddy sound was on the G,D and A).
Beginner
Keen Amateur
Good, cheap, reputable.
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found the following review helpful
Pros: Excellent synthetic strings. The "New Formula" introductory price has been going now for 10 years or so. My first violin came with Tonicas (old formula, aluminium D) on it. The new formula ones (silver D), when they appeared, sounded much better and I saw no reason to use anything else.
Cons: I found that the Tonica "silvery steel" E-string was easy to make whistle, but this is not so noticeable on my granddaughter's 1/8 and now 1/4 violins. On my full-sized violin I usually use a Lenzner Goldbrokat E-string instead; this has never whistled despite being still, and by a long way, the cheapest well-regarded E-string you can buy.
Other: I always buy the complete set. Since I replace the E-string with a Goldbrokat I tend to accumulate unused Tonica E-strings, and I get brownie points by donating them to my teacher's emergency consumables collection.
Teacher
Professional
Strong, Vibrant Sound
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Pros: Strong, clean vibrant sound - I use Tonica strings on a Violon d'Amore - a type of Violin with sympathetic strings. Tonica strings especially the GD and A excite the sympathetic strings while providing a strong, yet flexible tone for the playing strings,
Cons: None
Keen Amateur
A good choice
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Pros: I play folk and cajun, and love the mellow tone of these strings. I opted for the aluminium E which suits my style of playing better than steel - it's less harsh. They're very responsive as well and really good value for money.
Cons: They don't half take a long time to settle - retuning a lot.
Keen Amateur
Good service, good quality and good price.
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Pros: Good sound, settled in quickly. Bought to restring my violin to give to my granddaughter. The pirastro gold A & D were breaking too often for her to deal with.
Cons: The ball ends were too thick to use with the adjusters. There were no indications that there might be different thicknesses so I have to buy another set, probably from a shop where I can try them. The adjusters are new, perhaps I will change them instead!
Other: I haven't bought new strings for a long time so was pleasantly surprised at your price.
Keen Amateur
Excellent product delivered within 24hrs.
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Pros: Nice bright free tone and stable. An improvement on the Thomastik Dominant that they replace. A very good combination with Art rosins.
Cons: The new strings took a while to settle. Stretch was a problem for about a week.
Other: Amongst non professional players of stringed instruments it is common to find that no consideration is given to the effect of tonal results of the rosin used with the strings. I have found that sticky rosin is not the best thing to use because the stickiness reduces the capabilities of the string. The combination is important and needs experimentation.
Keen Amateur
Very good quality strings for the price
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Pros: Very good quality strings for the price, sits "in the middle" under every aspect and is just right - brightness, tension and volume. They are better than Dominant for me - both for tone - open, rich and "silvery" - and tension (slighlty higher than Dominant). I'd say it probably suits lots of different instruments. For sure it suits mine (a modern Guarnieri model).
Cons: Quite long settling period (kept re-tuning for 3 days, especially the A string)
