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Pirastro Tonica - Violin String Set

Regular price $159.00

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Pirastro Tonica 4/4 Violin String Set - Medium Gauge with Ball End E

Simply for Strings team favourite: Tonica strings offer warmth and a smoother tone to all beginner instrument outfits. A great upgrade from steel strings.

This set contains: E-Silvery Steel (ball end), A-Aluminium, D-Silver, G-Silver.

Tonica strings have a core made from nylon. They produce a lively well-rounded sound, and are perfectly balanced across all four strings.

Features:

  • Tonica strings have a core made from nylon.
  • They produce a lively well-rounded sound, perfectly balanced across all four strings.
  • Responding instantly to any bowing style, they reward both player and listener with an open and direct sound.
  • With substantially reduced background 'hiss', players can sustain a more even tone helping to achieve smoother string crossings.
  • With a highly responsive left hand feel, Tonica strings remain very easy to play all the way up to the highest positions.
  • Projection and brilliance have been upgraded.
  • However, this excess does not mean that the Tonica has lost its warmth.
  • Playing pianissimo has considerably improved.
  • All bow strokes are possible resulting in smooth crossings from one note to another.
  • Easy right hand articulation and tone attack.
  • Due to their medium string tension Tonica strings are suitable for all instruments.
  • Insensitive to variations in temperature and humidity.