Pirastro Obligato Viola String, C
By Pirastro
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Medium tension
7
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£41.34 | |
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Low tension (Weich)
2
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£41.34 | |
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High tension (Stark)
2
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£41.34 |
Customer reviews:
6
2
1
Professional
A great sounding all-round string
3
out of
3
found the following review helpful
Pros: Produces a full, rich, rounded sound. Responsive and yet with the desirable "thick" tone that one wants of a c-string.
Cons: Nothing
Other: It is good to have the c-string with variable tensions for different length violas.
Professional
Professional
Keen Amateur
A warm mellow string producing very clean notes
Pros: A warm mellow and deep sound with my 1907 Thomas C Buttcher viola, with clean notes up to 5th position. Took a couple of weeks to completely settle but stays in tune very well. Blends in beautifully with Obligato G and D strings.
Cons: Not cheap bur worth it for such an attractive sound
Other: As others have commented it is the combination of string and instrument under review
Grade 8+
OK, but not what I'm looking for
Pros: I'm experimenting with 2 or 3 different types of string to see what works best on my viola. This string gives plenty of volume, with a hard edge to the sound, but sounded a bit muffled as soon as I got out of first position. Not bad, but not ideal either.
Cons: See Pros
Keen Amateur
Teacher
Keen Amateur
A fine product for most musical situations
1
out of
2
found the following review helpful
Pros: A soft-tension C-string for my 16.5 inch viola with a string vibrating length of 380mm. Very easy to play, nice tone, usual quality item from Pirastro. Once it has stretched itself it stays reasonably in tune.
Cons: Very slightly 'flabby' when faced with fast/low-pitched/loud passages. The medium tension version (optimised for 370mm) is not significantly 'quicker' (but these comments are very dependent on the viola's 'natural' characteristics).
Other: Similar positives for the Obligato/soft G-string and D-string.
Keen Amateur
Suits the instrument
2
out of
5
found the following review helpful
Pros: This 'strong' tension string suits my instrument better than anything I've previously tried. That is not really a reflection on the string itself, but on the way it interacts with this particular viola. In general, I like the sound of Obligato strings on this viola -- but not on my violin, which is already "dark" enough in sound.
Cons: Nothing, yet.
Other: One can only laugh at being asked to review a viola string at all (given that everything depends on the instrument and context). This one was at least fitted, whereas most string purchases are bought to replace spares.
