The Hill Special Violin String, E
By Hill & Sons
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Medium tension, loop end.
11
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£5.84 | |
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Low tension (Thin), loop end.
3
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£5.84 | |
| High tension (Thick), loop end. | £5.62 | |
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Medium tension, ball end.
16
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£5.84 | |
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Low tension (Thin), ball end.
4
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£5.62 | |
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High tension (Thick), ball end.
5
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£5.62 |
Description
Famous E string originally produced by W.E. Hill and Sons. Suitable for all players and instruments. One of the most effective and popular E's on the market.
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
- Plain steel
- Ball or loop end
- 3 tensions
Customer reviews:
31
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Keen Amateur
Easy-to-play, non-whistling E
16
out of
16
found the following review helpful
Pros: I've tried all three weights of the Hill Special E. The heavy gauge is a bit hard to play; the light one sounds slightly weedy, but the medium one strikes just the right balance. Plus, it's never whistled on me, which is the whole reason I've been experimenting with specialist Es.
Cons: I can't fault it!
Grade 8+
Song-bird Hill E
7
out of
7
found the following review helpful
Pros: Pure crystal clear sound without being overly bright. Plays well across all registers with a song-bird quality in the highest registers. Played in very quickly and doesn't need retuning. I use it with Pirastro Tonicas for G,D & A strings on my old French violin and the balance is lovely. My son combines his Hill E with Eva Pirzzi strings on an Old C18 English violin and again there is balance across the strings. No whistling noticed.
Cons: None
Other: The String Zone service is excellent and unsurpassable. They deliver promptly, efficiently and without a fuss.
Grade 8+
Quite good plain-steel string
7
out of
8
found the following review helpful
Pros: I have played these strings for years and generally love them. Although I try to avoid using potentially ambiguous qualitative terms, I would suggest they have a very warm sound. This I would derive from the string being not too overly bright and also driving a lot of high-mid frequencies without any spikes. The string plays well in all registers.
Cons: Having used these for years, the only downside I see to them is that they are a bit brittle. I have them snap on my fairly regularly and usually at different points, so it is unlikely to be the instrument. I see it as a worthwhile trade-off for the quality of their tone. These strings are quite economic anyhow.
Beginner
Teacher
Good string, shame about the bridge protector.
3
out of
3
found the following review helpful
Pros: Beautiful sounding string.
Cons: Bridge protector split after 5 minutes - I had to get a proper one off an old E string.
Other: Usual excellent service from String Zone.
Teacher
A no frills Hills special.
3
out of
3
found the following review helpful
Pros: A bright shiny string that makes a good sound. Quite dynamic and will carry well. Mixes with a Eudoxa A D and G.
Cons: The string is a loop end and so will require a hook style fine tuner that is fitted with a rubber cap. Not a long lasting string, if you play a lot be prepared to change fairly frequently.
Beginner
I would recommend this purchase
3
out of
3
found the following review helpful
Pros: I bought this string because I was having trouble with a lot squeaking and squealing on the original E string. I did find that with the Hill special this problem was very much reduced so for that reason alone I was very happy with my purchase. Also I found the Hills string matches the rest of the set ok.
Cons: No cons found
Other: The delivery was prompt
Beginner
Professional
Keen Amateur
In my view the best cheap E string on the market.
2
out of
2
found the following review helpful
Pros: price & sweet sound
Cons: nothing
Other: I have an early 19th century German Strad fitted with Aricore strings as soon as i fitted it and played i could hear the difference it lifted the strings to a new level compared to my old E.Aricore & Hill E a good combination.
