linarol Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 did d'addario re-formulate the zyex strings for viola like they did with the violin strings yet? i'm anxious to try zyex v2. Toby Appel told me in NY last month that he is helping Fan Tao (Daddario) to develop new viola strings, that are not in the market yet, I hope they will succeed in doing that because it`s hard to depend on products sold in Euros when the dollar is weak...D'addario makes the string which has been my favorite for a while, Zyex, and I appreciate the heads-up concerning their new viola product. Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1alpha Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I've tried most of what's out there and it's horses for courses. I hate Eudoxas so didn't bother trying Passiones (the name put me off anyway) As attractive as Evahs are, they very high tension and can kill some fiddles. I still think after all things considered Dominants are the most versatile. Here in the UK the Passiones range from £84 (StringZone) to £115 (Ealing Strings) while amazon.com for US customers has them for $84 http://www.amazon.com/Pirastro-Passione-Vi...t/dp/B000V7IRXO Rip off Britain eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thom Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Could anyone who has had experience with Pirastro Passion violin strings please give their opininion of the strings? As you have found out from the answers to your question, there are as many different opinions about these strings as there are responses because all strings sound different on different violins. The one thing that is probably true about Passiones is that they are more stable than the other gut strings on the market. After four or five days, they are about as stable as synthetics. But, they are expensive compared to synthetics. On my violin, they sound slightly better than Obligatos (the synthetic that works best for me) but the difference is probably not worth the extra $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germain Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yeah right in between Oliv and Synth strings. I like them. Slightly stronger than Larsen I thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfowler1685 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 the Passion's are excellent if you'd like the feel and response of gut strings.Get a really fine violin, and you won't have to worry about strings. In the spirit of "get a Gand violin and a Hill bow and you'll be set for life." Attributed to Dorothy DeLay. So revised version is "Get a really fine violin and a set of Dominants, and you'll be set for life." So many great violinists seem to be pleased with Dominants and maybe a Gold E. I think it's because they play such magnificent instruments that the details of string sound matter less than the sound of a concert hall or an engineer's EQ preferences. Perhaps manufacturers offer certain incentives for endorsements also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Yes, you are right about Dominants dfowler, if an instrument is not sounding good with Dominants (with the exception of the E strng, that is not used by most players and substituted by Larsen, Jargar or another E string) the problem is with the violin and not with the strings. That's why I allways start the set up of a violin with Dominants, because it's a good sound reference to start with, many shops do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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