As a violist my order of liking is Evah Pirazzi, Larsen, Obligato. I've been playing on Dominants for years....while they're good if you're in an orchestra, they make my viola sound like it has a cold when I'm soloing.
I actually really like these strings. I tried them first a year ago, but they were just decent. Recently I tried them again on a different violin, an intermediate modern European-made violin, and these strings work very well on it. A very warm, colorful, and even sound throughout the strings. I substituted with a Goldbrokat-E-string. I will leave them on for a while and test how they will hold up. I gave these strings another try
WOW...I'm looking for strings and heard a professional play on Obligatos and loved them. Hear them hear and love them even more!!! They make the violin sound so mature! I have a newer violin (less than two years old) so that may be why I notice the difference.
Nobody else noticed that he only had his violin tuned correctly with Larsen&Dominant? With all the other string sets he had his violin tuned about 1/3 of a note to low...
The Larsen Tone was Tops for me. Obligato second. I Just sprang for Obligato strings for my Viola. I don't know why I couldn't pony up the $100 before. I've been searching for the Viola with sound that I want, What I needed was the Strings with the sound that I want. (Keep Me Searchin' for a Heart of Gold. And I'm getting' Old.)
David Geiger I have obligato strings on my new viola and the response on them slows down with time I'm going to start my 3 month with these strings soon and they are already worn out.
@DesiFuyuko after hearing everything I still like mostly the Pirazzi, which is the only brand I've consistently used the past 3 years, but I think I like the Maestro's E better, it doesn't lose its fullness on the high e.
I liked the Oblugato strings over the Eva Pirazzi strings in this instance. Ordinarily I would select Evas for my own enjoyment. But here you have made your instrument much more creamy and round with the Obligato strings. I also lean tword Vision Solo strings and Infeld Red. You have opened my eyes to the obligato strings. Thank you.😅
The Obligato D is NICE! The Pirazzi A seems darker and smoother than the Larsen and Obligato. Can't decide on a G, but the Pirazzi is nice. The Obligato E was good, as was the Larsen, but I'd want to hear a few more of the popular E choices first (like Jargar, Pirastro Gold, and PI?). I've always played Dominant (because that's what I grew up with) but I'm thinking I'll branch out.
@zibob1000 Sure, zibob1000. Recently I was asked to make a video of a concert featuring Ilya Konovalov, Concertmaster of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. I noted that he had a tail piece with integrated string adjusters on his Strad that he had inherited from Henrik Schering. If he thinks it's a good idea, then why should we pretend that we need to use more effort, risking wear and tear of the peg holes by using pegs for tuning when we could use fine tuners?
Maestro Strings seems good, but I could hear an HUGE difference on Larsen. I'm still keeping those on my viola. Maestro brought a good and steady sound, but I like the deep and melancholic sound that Larsen brings to the viola.
@zibob1000 Maestro Strings are very good value for money. There is no claim that they are better than any of the other strings in this video, but some musicians like Maestro Strings better than some of the other featured brands. At least we can say that Maestro Strings are an inexpensive alternative to those higher priced brands. You mentioned 'vibrato.' The quality of the vibrato depends on the musician, not the string! However, Maestro Strings feels comfortable, and they 'speak' easily.
I am testing out these strings right now. They have a nice tone, are responsive, and not hard to play. They do feel a bit thin/cheap under my fingers, maybe because I am used to a little higher tension strings. The feel of the A string could be better. Summarized: they are pretty good for the price.
@reginato77 Qual você achou melhor? Tem uma corda chamada Pirastro Oliv que parece ser muito boa, sou leigo em violinos e não sei qual é a melhor... uma extridente deve ser a "evah pirazzi SOLO" e tem aqui no Brasil para comprar...
While this video does a fair job at comparing the strings across a well controlled series of demos, it does not capture the significant differences in playing characteristics on each set. As a violist, I love the sounds of Obligatos however I find that they are much poorer in rapid response than Eva Pirazzi's which I currently use now. Larsen tends to have a very clear sound to me, but is not worth the cost. Dominants ironically sound like garbage up close but are quite impressive further back, and also seem to be less forgiving in terms of getting a decent tone when compared to the other brands.
In my opinion it might be not completely fair to compare new sets of strings. New strings tend to have harsher sound and many factors change with playing like grease and rosin particles that affect tone production and violin wood settling to hold particular strings pressure. Would be more fair to compare 'well played in' strings. and yet as the tension is different it also depends on the instrument which set sounds better.
Good point, assa123assa123. In addition, there are many other factors that make this exercise only 'approximate', such as the quality of the microphone, the quality of the speakers, the quality of the recording - distance, sensitivity adjustment, acoustics in the room, the nature of that particular violin - it may work better with certain strings etc. The point of this video is only to show that the distance between these inexpensive and known strings is much smaller now.
@zibob1000 If money doesn't matter any of the mentioned strings are ok. If money matters then I prefer to pay less and go for the Maestro Strings as the quality is comparable to the other brands, according to my opinion. I personally prefer to upgrade the E string to the Goldbrokat E string, and this option is available if you follow the link below the video.
Natalie Pereira-Zaldivar I've now seen vision strings be consistently cheaper. I have used exclusively dominants for decades as they were the cheapest. Dominants now are 60+ to a bit less than 70 Vision sets I see for 45 usd
Wonderful test. My old ears say the strings are priced to their worth. I suppose it's only tatse, but the maestro seem very rough in comparison to the whole variety of famous strings you show.
The maestro strings sound fabulous and so inexpensive compared to Eva Pirazzi Gold which cost me recently over 180 Australian dollars . They will certainly be worth a try ! Thank you .
I think that the Maestro strings have a very warm, sweet tone that would be very well suited to a violin that is overly bright, but I would use them anyway just because I like a nice rich, warm tone.
I would love to order a set. But the MaestroStrings.com website isn't functioning properly tonight. I'll wait a day or two and then see what transpires.
Thank you for your interest. For the time-being, please follow this link to order the strings: animato.com.au/store/categories/Violin-%252d-Everything/Violin-Strings/Maestro-Strings-for-Violin-%252d-%22Hot-Special-Offer%22/
guys the strings depend on your violin, soo there is no best strings. yes there are quality differences but not much when it comes to the high end string producers. My violin suits Obligato it is a new instrument that is already very bright.
Yes, SolarFire, that is true that brighter violins need warmer strings and warmer violins do well with brighter strings. On top of that, we may have a different taste and we may like one or the other more for that reason. For example, some of our customers, teachers, recommend to all advanced students to go for the Obligato, whereas others recommend the Evah Pirazzi. However, we can detect differences in quality between strings of different budgets. This is another criteria. We found that for violins that are neither 'cold' nor 'too mellow' the Maestro Strings do a marvellous job although they are so much cheaper. That's why we pthem onto our Amore Violin (our own label) as a default. The Amore violin with these strings has enjoyed only 5-star reviews.
This is a Great Video, could you make the same but this time only with Larsen Strings. Original, Tzigane, Virtuoso and Il Cannone, I understand from Larsen that they have a different Spectrum. I played with the originals and I was satisfied, then this year I test the Tzigane, and were incredible, but it is too expensive to test all the other variations, will be great if you could do it.
Playing scales with different strings does not tap the individual qualities,textures,full color & tonality of each of the individual strings for comparison.Much better to play a full tune with each string set to hear the range,sonic difference,individual character of the GDAE strings.Many violin players settle for a combination mixture of different strings from different makers to achieve the particular sound that is their benchmark. Tani,GeoMus.
Dominant by far the best. Larsen G is slightly better but rest of Larsen not good the eva P D A and E by far the best . I would mix Larsen G with Eva D and A with Gold Brocat E
There is a considerable difference, I'm afraid to say: The Maestro strings sound less colorful, and also less sonorous, than either one of the Pirastro strings. I'm always looking for new string brands to try out on our instruments, but the Maestros don't cut it.
Hello Thomas, this video is a little old. We have since changed the makers of our Maestro Strings. Our local professionals report that they compete favourably with Tonica strings. Yet, Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, and now that beautiful new Il Canone Larsen Solo set for violin are on a different level altogether. Thank you for your time in assessing the comparison. I plan to do a video that looks at different ways to improve the sound, irrespective of strings. I also wish to do a video featuring the Il Canone Solo strings by Larsen - they are super!
Obligato - can't go wrong on most violins, Evah Pirazzi - high tension but works well but seems to die faster. You can't go wrong with those 2 strings.
1:05 Maestro
1:44 Evah Pirazzi
2:28 Obligato
3:07 Larsen
3:32 Dominant
shing Andy o
Thank you
As a violist my order of liking is Evah Pirazzi, Larsen, Obligato. I've been playing on Dominants for years....while they're good if you're in an orchestra, they make my viola sound like it has a cold when I'm soloing.
I actually really like these strings. I tried them first a year ago, but they were just decent. Recently I tried them again on a different violin, an intermediate modern European-made violin, and these strings work very well on it. A very warm, colorful, and even sound throughout the strings. I substituted with a Goldbrokat-E-string. I will leave them on for a while and test how they will hold up.
I gave these strings another try
Evah Pirazzi have the best Sound in this Video
Totally agree.
I have a set of Evah Pirazzi Weich scale on my 16" viola.
Injured my left hand and not able to play yet.
WOW...I'm looking for strings and heard a professional play on Obligatos and loved them. Hear them hear and love them even more!!! They make the violin sound so mature! I have a newer violin (less than two years old) so that may be why I notice the difference.
Nobody else noticed that he only had his violin tuned correctly with Larsen&Dominant? With all the other string sets he had his violin tuned about 1/3 of a note to low...
Yes, u are right ... I noticed this too ...
Why ?
@@dong-hotsai5386 same, very noticeble after he finishes playing the Dominant and plays the maestro again
I could hear it but as a piano tuner I am able to still distinguish the inherent tone of the strings
The Larsen Tone was Tops for me. Obligato second. I Just sprang for Obligato strings for my Viola. I don't know why I couldn't pony up the $100 before. I've been searching for the Viola with sound that I want, What I needed was the Strings with the sound that I want. (Keep Me Searchin' for a Heart of Gold. And I'm getting' Old.)
My 16" Pfretzschner Viola is very happy with the Obligato Medium. Best $100. I evah spent.
David Geiger I have obligato strings on my new viola and the response on them slows down with time I'm going to start my 3 month with these strings soon and they are already worn out.
I switched to Evah Pirazzi Weich scale and they have held up much better and the tone is better.
@DesiFuyuko after hearing everything I still like mostly the Pirazzi, which is the only brand I've consistently used the past 3 years, but I think I like the Maestro's E better, it doesn't lose its fullness on the high e.
I love the Obligatos. Used to use Dominants but they seem to be different now somehow.
I liked the Oblugato strings over the Eva Pirazzi strings in this instance. Ordinarily I would select Evas for my own enjoyment. But here you have made your instrument much more creamy and round with the Obligato strings. I also lean tword Vision Solo strings and Infeld Red. You have opened my eyes to the obligato strings. Thank you.😅
@zibob1000 You can choose between the original E and Goldbrokat, it is the same price. I prefer the Goldbrokat E, made in Germany.
The Obligato D is NICE! The Pirazzi A seems darker and smoother than the Larsen and Obligato. Can't decide on a G, but the Pirazzi is nice. The Obligato E was good, as was the Larsen, but I'd want to hear a few more of the popular E choices first (like Jargar, Pirastro Gold, and PI?).
I've always played Dominant (because that's what I grew up with) but I'm thinking I'll branch out.
For me it was the Evah Piratzi's and then Dominant!! Thanks
Those are my two favorite as well.
@zibob1000 Sure, zibob1000. Recently I was asked to make a video of a concert featuring Ilya Konovalov, Concertmaster of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. I noted that he had a tail piece with integrated string adjusters on his Strad that he had inherited from Henrik Schering. If he thinks it's a good idea, then why should we pretend that we need to use more effort, risking wear and tear of the peg holes by using pegs for tuning when we could use fine tuners?
Maestro Strings seems good, but I could hear an HUGE difference on Larsen. I'm still keeping those on my viola. Maestro brought a good and steady sound, but I like the deep and melancholic sound that Larsen brings to the viola.
l prefered the evah and obligatos on this particular violin... but l'm curious about the maestro.
there isn't out there for sale in Brazil though ):
@zibob1000 Maestro Strings are very good value for money. There is no claim that they are better than any of the other strings in this video, but some musicians like Maestro Strings better than some of the other featured brands. At least we can say that Maestro Strings are an inexpensive alternative to those higher priced brands.
You mentioned 'vibrato.' The quality of the vibrato depends on the musician, not the string! However, Maestro Strings feels comfortable, and they 'speak' easily.
I am testing out these strings right now. They have a nice tone, are responsive, and not hard to play. They do feel a bit thin/cheap under my fingers, maybe because I am used to a little higher tension strings. The feel of the A string could be better. Summarized: they are pretty good for the price.
Thank you for this video! I'm tempted to try out the pirazzi strings soon. :)
@reginato77 Qual você achou melhor?
Tem uma corda chamada Pirastro Oliv que parece ser muito boa, sou leigo em violinos e não sei qual é a melhor... uma extridente deve ser a "evah pirazzi SOLO" e tem aqui no Brasil para comprar...
While this video does a fair job at comparing the strings across a well controlled series of demos, it does not capture the significant differences in playing characteristics on each set. As a violist, I love the sounds of Obligatos however I find that they are much poorer in rapid response than Eva Pirazzi's which I currently use now. Larsen tends to have a very clear sound to me, but is not worth the cost. Dominants ironically sound like garbage up close but are quite impressive further back, and also seem to be less forgiving in terms of getting a decent tone when compared to the other brands.
In my opinion it might be not completely fair to compare new sets of strings. New strings tend to have harsher sound and many factors change with playing like grease and rosin particles that affect tone production and violin wood settling to hold particular strings pressure. Would be more fair to compare 'well played in' strings. and yet as the tension is different it also depends on the instrument which set sounds better.
Good point, assa123assa123. In addition, there are many other factors that make this exercise only 'approximate', such as the quality of the microphone, the quality of the speakers, the quality of the recording - distance, sensitivity adjustment, acoustics in the room, the nature of that particular violin - it may work better with certain strings etc.
The point of this video is only to show that the distance between these inexpensive and known strings is much smaller now.
I like the sound of Pirazzi and Larsen, so good! But they are so expensieve T_T
you can order them from the string's website.
@zibob1000 Yes, in the video I am using the the Goldbrokat E string as I prefer it.
@zibob1000 If money doesn't matter any of the mentioned strings are ok. If money matters then I prefer to pay less and go for the Maestro Strings as the quality is comparable to the other brands, according to my opinion. I personally prefer to upgrade the E string to the Goldbrokat E string, and this option is available if you follow the link below the video.
What single make do you recommend for bluegrass and country?
My favorites were the Dominant for versatility and depth in interpretive intonation. What is the price difference?
Dominants are probably the least expensive out of all the strings ($40-$50) but they are amazing quality.
Natalie Pereira-Zaldivar I've now seen vision strings be consistently cheaper. I have used exclusively dominants for decades as they were the cheapest.
Dominants now are 60+ to a bit less than 70
Vision sets I see for 45 usd
Peter infeld (E platinum) string, please!
@AchievingMyDreams That would be because of the break-in period for most strings.
hello I would like to buy maestro string for viola 16 inch and what you have strings for viola give me the name of your website cordially
Wonderful test. My old ears say the strings are priced to their worth. I suppose it's only tatse, but the maestro seem very rough in comparison to the whole variety of famous strings you show.
The maestro strings sound fabulous and so inexpensive compared to Eva Pirazzi Gold which cost me recently over 180 Australian dollars . They will certainly be worth a try ! Thank you .
I think that the Maestro strings have a very warm, sweet tone that would be very well suited to a violin that is overly bright, but I would use them anyway just because I like a nice rich, warm tone.
We now sell Maestro Strings (G, D, A) together with the Goldbrokat E String.
Would you prefer Maestro strings over Evah pirazzi, Obligato, Larsen, Dominant?
Hello ,
Namaste,
Could you able to send me how to play Violin notes.
I will write you next time.
Chau
I would love to order a set. But the MaestroStrings.com website isn't functioning properly tonight. I'll wait a day or two and then see what transpires.
Thank you for your interest. For the time-being, please follow this link to order the strings:
animato.com.au/store/categories/Violin-%252d-Everything/Violin-Strings/Maestro-Strings-for-Violin-%252d-%22Hot-Special-Offer%22/
HEY the pirastro company show to the world the news strings For violin " Evah Pirazzi Gold", do you can make a video about those?
no, i mean is the e string in the video goldbrokat?
I'm thinking about buying the Giuseppe Marcello. But i was wondering if it is possible to change the tailpiece, pegs, and endpin of the violin?
Larsen virtuoso or tzigane??
Yeah I liked the Evah Pratzzi the best and the Larsen second. I like the richer tones, and those strings seemed to give it to me.
so are maestro strings better than the other strings in loudness finesse and vibrato?
Why did you not say that maestro e string is the goldbrokat string?
guys the strings depend on your violin, soo there is no best strings. yes there are quality differences but not much when it comes to the high end string producers. My violin suits Obligato it is a new instrument that is already very bright.
Yes, SolarFire, that is true that brighter violins need warmer strings and warmer violins do well with brighter strings. On top of that, we may have a different taste and we may like one or the other more for that reason. For example, some of our customers, teachers, recommend to all advanced students to go for the Obligato, whereas others recommend the Evah Pirazzi. However, we can detect differences in quality between strings of different budgets. This is another criteria. We found that for violins that are neither 'cold' nor 'too mellow' the Maestro Strings do a marvellous job although they are so much cheaper. That's why we pthem onto our Amore Violin (our own label) as a default. The Amore violin with these strings has enjoyed only 5-star reviews.
This is a Great Video, could you make the same but this time only with Larsen Strings. Original, Tzigane, Virtuoso and Il Cannone, I understand from Larsen that they have a different Spectrum. I played with the originals and I was satisfied, then this year I test the Tzigane, and were incredible, but it is too expensive to test all the other variations, will be great if you could do it.
The best sound in this video is whit the string Evah Pirazzi
very good demonstration. thanx
how would it sound? i wanna get evah pirazzi strings and then a gold e i use a german violin 18 cent
Violino e o instrumentos mais lindo do mundo
I use Dominant i like is a have good sound.
Violins players in Brazil like Dominat and Obligato.
I used to like Evah Pirazzi, now I'm kind of inclined to Obligato. Very expensive in Brazil.
My violin is worth about £5000 pounds, what make of stings would you recommend??
Also my E string is always sharp/ and goes out of tune soooo annoying
Playing scales with different strings does not tap the individual qualities,textures,full color & tonality of each of the individual strings for comparison.Much better to play a full tune with each string set to hear the range,sonic difference,individual character of the GDAE strings.Many violin players settle for a combination mixture of different strings from different makers to achieve the particular sound that is their benchmark.
Tani,GeoMus.
Will there be a raffle of violin? Haha great video ♥️
is the e string in the maestro strings goldbrokat?
This video quite well-known among Korea violinists. And everyone is thanking you for your efforts! :)
Everybody should try Vision strings. For me as a professional player the best value for money.
What song is the intro... gaah I can't remember
Which was the evah pirazzi? Pirazzi pirastro or pirazzi gold?
When making this video, I think the Gold Evah's had not yet been on the market. These are the green ones
Please, what is his violin?
Thanks!
:D
depends on your violin..
evah pirazzi adds a harsh bite to your sound ... especially if your violin is already brighter
Thank you a lot for this video.
Are you selling a set of Maestro strings or just an e string ?
no doubt, Eva Pirazzi are the best. Not only concerning the sound but also for precision
I need Price of one if I can buy like ten
Evah Pirazzi
Hey Neela I am kushali's cousin,nice video
My name is Umali
Hey Umali i'm amy's cousin Donnie
Very nicely done video :)
Where can i get the maestro strings???
Currently out of stock. Hopefully, we'll have them back in two months.
Great - really helpful video
Fantastic video, this seller is great
Do you know the difference between the washing machine and the violist?
Washing mashing brings it out Clean! :)
Thanks, this was helpful!
the notes you play on E string?
Thanks!
:D
you funny guy
Dominant by far the best. Larsen G is slightly better but rest of Larsen not good the eva P D A and E by far the best . I would mix Larsen G with Eva D and A with Gold Brocat E
@AchievingMyDreams I take that back, he needs to play in tune to get a fair judging of the strings.
And no vibrato.
what is the name of the music at the end?
Partita no. 3 Gavotte en Rondeau, J.S Bach
thanks
0:01 MUSIC ?
Bach violin partita 3: Gavotte en rondeau
On This violin,
Pirazzi>Maestro
Pirazzi>Obligato
Pirazzi vs Larsen I couldn't really tell because of tuning.
Dominant loses to all of them.
What song is the intro?
I'm pretty sure it's "Gavotte en Rondeau" by J.S. Bach.
@@qazxswescvdr it is
It's a piece!
I personally like Larsens the best. But thats just me.
Maestro strings sounded dead to me. I am a violist so I liked the Obligatos best, followed by Evah Pirazzi and Larsen.
maestro 01:06 pirazzi 01:44 obligato 02:28 larsen 03:06 dominant 03:32
was the same in all the violin?
yeah
pelo que eu vi a larsen paresse ser a melhor
Very good, very good!
:D
You can choose the same Goldbrokat E string with loop end. We carry both. Just send a note with your order to support [at] maestrosupplies [dot] com
Maestro Strings I recommend
Evah Pirazzi ALL THE WAY AND HALF THE WAY BACK!
This brand is not that cheap too.İts expensive too.
String A is not good, is very mettalic
There is a considerable difference, I'm afraid to say: The Maestro strings sound less colorful, and also less sonorous, than either one of the Pirastro strings. I'm always looking for new string brands to try out on our instruments, but the Maestros don't cut it.
Hello Thomas, this video is a little old. We have since changed the makers of our Maestro Strings. Our local professionals report that they compete favourably with Tonica strings. Yet, Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, and now that beautiful new Il Canone Larsen Solo set for violin are on a different level altogether. Thank you for your time in assessing the comparison. I plan to do a video that looks at different ways to improve the sound, irrespective of strings. I also wish to do a video featuring the Il Canone Solo strings by Larsen - they are super!
Obligato - can't go wrong on most violins, Evah Pirazzi - high tension but works well but seems to die faster. You can't go wrong with those 2 strings.
Are you German?
Born there, yes
Ich auch ;)
Those face when you play but any wise nice video
die Unterschiede für 10 cent.
Obligato sounds the most melodic. These maestro have no ringing. Dull
We now sell Maestro Strings (G, D, A) together with the Goldbrokat E String.