Pirastro Obligato Violin String, E Plain Steel
By Pirastro
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Ball end, Full size
87
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£5.77 | |
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Full size, Loop end
19
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£5.77 |
* All strings are ball end, unless otherwise specified.
Description
Obligato strings have a core made from a modern synthetic multifilament fibre. They sound warm and full, yet have a brilliant, rich overtone spectrum and focused tone. Excellent playability and response throughout the entire dynamic range . Great tone and volume combined with excellent tonal stability. Extremely resistant to variations in temperature and humidity
Tin plated carbon steel. A traditional neutral E with bright, powerful sound. The standard E format on several Pirastro brands.
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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Specifications
- Plain steel, ball or loop end.
- Medium tension only.
Customer reviews:
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Professional
very nice e string
Pros: very nice balanced sound on my violin not harsh but powerful and not shirill like a few ive tried.goes nicely with The chromestell A string ive just bought,will be changing the D and G string to obligatos soon, im very very imppressed. i use tonica too but on the viloin im using mostly now theses are way better.string zone service is fantastic great helpful fittting info too,thankyou so much.also i must say ive had superb help from pirastro helping me with my violin setup as its over 100 years old and hasnt been played since 1928 !so great seeing it gradually finding its voice ,had slight problem in that the A string sounded bit queterthan the other strings but using the obligato chromesteel A has solved that problem nicely as i didnt want to move the soundpost no need to now and the E string is great too
Cons: nothining at all great strings
Other: thankyou string zone . it was vitally importanrt with my violin to get the string distance between the nut and bridge correct . i had it at 32.9mm when i changed this to 32.5mm the tone and resonance improvement was unbelivable almost sounded like a different violin. i put a adjustable 35mm bridge on also from string zone to get the string hieght higher as the action was too low with the other temp bridge i had the orginal was 37mm but broken and i felt it didnt need to be that high. i will be making acustom bridge for it in the near future but so much to do to get teh set up right and sounding good which it is now
Keen Amateur
Beginner
Keen Amateur
Good mellow strings staying well in tune.
Pros: It has a refined but clear sound, not as loud(at least on my violin) as other good strings I've had.
Cons: None with this one but I have had a Pirastro E that kept fluffing the note for a while before it settled.
Grade 8+
Excellent quality, price and service
Pros: The strings are always exactly as described, packaged sensibly so they go through the letterbox and always a very speedy service even with the standard free delivery option. I ordered late on Tuesday evening and it was delivered Saturday morning. Not bad for a free service. The prices are always the cheapest around so I would always recommend www.thestringzone.co.uk as the first place to consider when you need replacement strings.
Cons: None
Professional
I'm very glad I tried these- will use again
Pros: Great strings- had been eyeing them for a while ( used infield blue for 3 yrs previously) but put off by price. Finally decided to give them a try. Initially disappointed, but after a few hours playing in, producing best sound ever from fiddle- a new level of tone. Very happy - I'll certainly stick with these now - good price on this site and if I get 8 weeks or so from a set the extra cost per day is negligible.
Cons: E string snapped on bridge in first week of use. I'd taken the protective plastic tube off with string resting on velum on bridge. Possibly an issue with that rather than string. This purchase was for a replacement ( I've seen people mentioning using different e's but I just went with another obligato as the e is no more expensive than most others).
Other: The review is really for the whole set- I've just posted it here as I was asked for a review when I bought a separate e (see above)
Professional
Keen Amateur
Disappointed, unfortunately
Pros: The sound was good but the cons outweighed the pros for me on this one.
Cons: I bought the string to replace the gold-plated version in a full set I had recently purchased. I did not like the gold one as it 'whistled' and this did not go away with continued playing. Unfortunately this was no better and I have replaced with a wound e string of a different make.
Beginner
Grade 8+
Well rounded plain-steel string
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found the following review helpful
Pros: As far as a plain-steel string goes, I would argue that this string is well-balanced and matched well to the rest of the set that it comes from. It is not overly bright nor is it dull, producing a fairly well-rounded sound. Higher position playing is nice and clean. There is no overt whistling or tendency to drive unwanted higher harmonics and more than any other plain-steel E.
Cons: The manufacturing quality could be a little bit better. There are two marks found on the playing area of the string that are undoubtedly from holding clamps used in the string making process. I've run across these once in a while before from other makers. Some players might find them annoying because they make bumps in the string, although they do no significantly change the mass per unit length and thus are unlikely to affect tone. In my experience, they also tend to be weak points in the string where breakage is more likely to occur.
