Pirastro Flexocor-Permanent Violin Strings, SET
By Pirastro
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Description
The warm sounding steel string Great projection, good modulation, smooth and lively tone, easiest response. Rope cored steel strings. Medium tension.
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Specifications
- E-plain steel
- A-Aluminium on rope core
- D-Titanium on rope core
- G-Silver on rope core
- Made in Germany
Customer reviews:
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Keen Amateur
perfect for fun fast playing
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12
found the following review helpful
Pros: I've never been happier with a strings purchase. Flexocor-Permanent respond instantly to bow changes, making fast passages fly by without any loss of control. They're easy under the left hand too, and I can play for hours without tension. The sound is good and loud, very even across the strings, and not lacking in beauty or subtlety. They stay in tune really well. I play with complete confidence on these strings because I know they will do exactly as they are told.
Cons: They're hard to tune from the peg, so you may need four fine tuners. The 'D' string wrapping at the tail end was a bit lumpy and it was difficult to jam it into the tailpiece when putting them on at first. There's nothing special about the E string, which whistles from time to time. They are very expensive for metal strings, and I don't yet know how long they will last.
Other: I've had these on my (workshop-made Chinese) fiddle for about a month. I play mostly Irish traditional and they're very good at asserting themselves in a noisy pub session - maybe not so good for chamber music, although the sound is not at all harsh. These are the first all-metal strings I've tried after using synthetics for many years (Pirastro Obligato were my previous favourites) so I can't compare to others of the same kind.
Keen Amateur
Very bright strings
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found the following review helpful
Pros: These strings are very bright. My fiddle is quite soft sounding and requires a nice bright set like this. I play mainly Irish folk and these strings really sing out in a session. They are unusual to fit too, because they are very floppy when not up to tension. This makes them quite soft on the fingers when playing which I prefer, although I guess some wouldn't. I've been trying different strings to find what suits my fiddle for some time and these are currently my favourite.
Cons: These strings are very bright. A friend also purchased these strings having heard them on my fiddle and found they were too loud and bright for his fiddle - almost harsh.
Keen Amateur
Good, lively, strings for fiddle playing
Pros: I've a locally made violin (1996) which I've found difficult to play for years, to the point of trying to sell it. After running through Dominants, Helicores, Prims, Infelds etc. I thought I have one more more go, and after reading all the reviews on this site and elsewhere, decided to try these strings. And was very pleasantly surprised. The fiddle 'speaks' much quicker, there's more 'presence' to the sound, and the tone is much sweeter. A set of Evah Parazzi had much the same effect, but there was something about those I didn't like.
Cons: I also bought a set for a self-made fiddle, and was equally pleased with the results. However, I play a lot of Old Time tunes, and the 'G' broke when trying to tune it up to 'A', which has never happened to me before. Given the price of a replacement I won't do that again, so it's back to Prims for that carry-on. 4/5 in the review for that reason. They took a week to arrive after posting, but that's an issue for Royal Mail, and possibly Storm Ashley. Pricey, of course, but you get what you pay for.
Other: I'm a fiddle player, so I typically end up playing for three hours or so in noisy locations. If it was string quartet music in a drawing room (!) I think these strings might not be the right choice.
