Pirastro 412021 Tonica 4/4 Violin String Set, Medium Gauge with Ball End E, Premium Strings Made With Fine Flexible Synthetic Core, Replacement Accessory for Professional and Student Violin Players

This string set is one of the best I have ever played on!!! I like them better than Evas which cost 3 or 4x more, and better than the Larsen Tziganes. In the same price class they are better than Dominants and run circles around Zyex (terrible string) They have soul, and last a long time. I have three violins strung with them. An electric, an old turn of the century nice german strad design set up for celtic with a fiddle bridge, and a 100+ year old Medio Fino french made violin set up for classical. On all three violins they sound and feel superb. They project very well without sounding harsh, yet cover lower volume dynamics with ease. I have the set with Pirastro's E from their Gold set on Medio and it just makes me want to soar into those higher positions just to hear it, best sounding and playing E I've played in a long time. Intonation is very accurate and feels organic and natural. A real joy to play. As far as longevity goes, they've been on the fiddle about 5 months now with no sign of going false. I use Jade rosin if you'd like to know. I also like how they work well on both of my acoustics that have such different tonal characteristics. That's rare. You cannot go wrong with these strings, and the price is remarkable. Highly recomend them!

Great intermediate string, good tone with little scratchiness. Holds tune well

These sound great on my Mendini MV300. I removed the Celilio strings that came on this violin. They were okay, but I have a hard time learning an instrument if I am not in love with the sound. The violin had a nice ring with those Celilio strings, but the sound was missing something. The violin is very clear now. I love the strings. I would not use them on a better quality violin because if I spent more on a violin, I would want better sounding strings. For the price of this violin, these strings greatly improved the sound. It seems that it is easier for me to notice when I am off on hitting the mark on the fingerboard with these strings because the sound is purer. My fingering has greatly improved as a result. I hope that makes sense. I am a senior citizen self learner and don’t know exactly what terms would be used. I am waiting until the violin instructor at our music store recovers from surgery so I can start lessons.

I love the sound these make. It's deeper and has a richer sound. Easy to install. The thickness is more than the previous strings. High quality with the right lenght.

My first time with Tonicas seems to be a success. I put them on an old German trade fiddle from 1910 or so, which I had previously had Infeld Red strings on. The Tonicas sound at least as good as the Infelds and cost half as much. They play smoothly, are highly responsive, and sound very good. This fiddle has always been weak on the A string, and the Tonica A is the best best I've had. My fiddle tends to be a growler, and the Tonicas have smoothed it out some. Highly recommended, but every fiddle is individual.

Good value for money, satisfied customer.

These are bright for synthetic strings but have a good body to the tone that steel lacks, so they are great for fiddle. Most steel strings were too bright for my fiddle and style. Helicores sounded good but broke all over the place, and Dominants were too dark. These are perfect, and cheap, and they last a very long time. I mostly play amplified through a fairly cheap fiddle and get plenty of compliments on the tone.

I've been playing the violin for a little over 11 years. I've experimented with all sorts of string sets and combinations. Tonicas are definitely the best value for your money in terms of sound quality and response time. It is the ultimate high-end budget string set which is extremely important for me because I go through strings quite quickly (<3 months on A and E). Even then, it's hard for me to say that I like the Evah's any more than these, and they're half the price! Buy a set. I promise you won't regret it.