Obligato is the ultimate all-round violin string with a modern synthetic core. This string combines a warm, full sound with a brilliant and powerful tone. Thanks to its excellent response, the string reacts instantly to every bow stroke, making it perfect for violinists looking for reliability and a grand sound.
Features:
- Sound and Tone: The strings sound warm and full, yet have a brilliant, focused, and complex tone that is rich with overtones. It offers an unmatched wide range of sounds with a big and powerful tone.
- Dynamic Range: The material offers musicians an unknown dynamic range. The newest production techniques bring out the finest nuances in pianissimo (pp) and great depth in fortissimo (ff).
- Playability and Response: The strings offer great playability and an outstanding response throughout the entire dynamic range.
- Stability: Absolutely insensitive to variations in temperature and humidity, ensuring outstanding tuning stability.
New Core:
Obligato strings have a core made from a modern synthetic multifilament fibre. This exclusive material was co-developed with the supplier for the string lines Evah Pirazzi Gold, Evah Pirazzi, and Obligato. This new core material is superior to other synthetic materials.
Core and Winding:
- A-string: Steel core, aluminum winding.
- D- and G-string: Synthetic multifilament fibre core, silver winding.
- C-string: Synthetic multifilament fibre core, tungsten-silver winding.
- Available in medium, soft, and strong.
- The A-string features a removable ball-end.
Click here for the datasheet of Pirastro Obligato viola strings.