Pirastro Obligato Violin Strings, SET

By Pirastro

4.8 from 167 reviews
Price:
from £91.30 inc VAT & Free Delivery in the UK
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Purchase options

With loop end Steel E
11 in stock
£91.30
With ball end Steel E
42 in stock
£91.30
With ball end Goldplated E
22 in stock
£100.87
With loop end Goldplated E
36 in stock
£100.87

* All strings are ball end, unless otherwise specified.

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Description

A universal string of great quality suitable all types of instrument and player standard Obligato strings sound warm and full, yet have a brilliant, rich overtone spectrum and focused tone. Excellent playability and response throughout the entire dynamic range


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Using a loop end E? The use of a protector to prevent the tuner hook breaking the string is essential with loop end E strings. We cannot accept claims for strings broken by the adjuster hook. Click here to purchase this item.

Specifications

  • Professional grade synthetic fibre cored strings
  • Ball end A, D & G
  • Choice of gold-plated or plain steel E, ball or loop end
  • A-Aluminium
  • D-Silver
  • G-Silver
  • Made in Germany
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Customer reviews:

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Teacher

Gorgeous strings :-)
1 out of 2 found the following review helpful

Pros: Lovely clear sound - these strings have made my violin ring like never before. I am so pleased with them.

Cons: None

Other: Great customer service and speedy delivery - thanks very much!

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Bridgend, United Kingdom

Beginner

On time and good quailty

Pros: Happy with product, arrived on time and good quality, thanks

Cons: N/A

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London, United Kingdom

Professional

Great for warmth and responsiveness.

Pros: Warmth, responsiveness, resonance, colour.

Cons: Slightly less projection.

Other: Settling in time, particularly of the A-string, seemed unusually long. Around two weeks after putting the strings on it was still dropping in pitch significantly more than the others.

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16572 Hässelby , Sweden

Teacher

Nice contact!

Pros: Like them, have been using obligato for 10 years.

Cons: Nothing!

Other: Fast shipping! Thankyou!

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Cavan, Ireland

Beginner

n/a

Pros: Hi The strings are for my daughters violin. we have not fitted them yet so i cant comment yet, all I say is that they arrived ok and that came quickly thank you

Cons: n/a

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HANWELL, United Kingdom

Keen Amateur

Great strings
1 out of 2 found the following review helpful

Pros: Powerful, sweet and rich sound.

Cons: Nothing

Other: Work better than Evah Pirazzi on my violin.

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Manchester, United Kingdom

Professional

Very good for use at a high level

Pros: - settle very quickly - rich, sonorous tone - retains sound quality for a long time - good sensitivity to bow pressure etc - very stable in climate changes - great for both orchestral use and solo performances

Cons: There really aren't any cons, apart from with all Pirastro strings, I find the binding a little too thick as the D string hole of my tailpiece is slightly narrower (due to the age of the instrument). It's a bit of a pain as I'm always having to modify the ball and binding myself to fit, which sometimes takes a long time.

Other: On my previous German violin I didn't particularly like the Obligato strings as they didn't project very well so I always used Evah Pirazzi, but since using my current slightly smaller English violin - I found that Obligato are much better. It really depends on your violin and personal preference as to which is better, but both sets are great

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Loughton, United Kingdom

Grade 8+

Nice one

Pros: Fits my violin. Gets warm after a couple of weeks.

Cons: Nothing I would say. It fits my violin.

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Grade 8+

Great reliable strings

Pros: In my experience of these strings in the past I have found them to be excellent for keeping in tune. The tone is very good.

Cons: I cannot think of any cons.

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Yelverton, United Kingdom

Keen Amateur

3rd set now and find them excellent

Pros: Excellent strings have been using them now for about 2 years, when stung the tuning settles very quickly. Have an great tone, very warm.

Cons: None for me!

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