Violin strings?

Question

I have a dark, powerful violin, and I need put a new set of strings on it. I've played with mostly Dominants on them, and I'm fairly happy with them, but they somewhat lack in power. The Evah Pirazzis are great strings- just not on my violin. My violin, already being a monster (it's bigger than most full size violins), has great projection, and the Pirazzis were just loud and bright. I found them to be a little thicker too, which made shifting on my lower strings a lot harder than it already is. Then I tried the Corelli Alliances and I flat out didn't like these on my violin. So I'm thinking about trying out the Wondertone Solo strings with the Universal E (my favorite E string). Does anyone have any feedback about the Wondertones, or maybe about a different string I could use?

Answer 1

I'm not familiar with Wondertones, so I can't comment on them, but I have a fairly dark-sounding fiddle myself, and I've been using medium gauge D'Addario Helicores for the last several years and like the sound I get from them.  They're steel rope-core strings, though, unlike the perlon core Dominants and Evah Pirazzis you've already tried.  For the kind of music I play (Southern old-time, and bluegrass), the Helicores give me just enough brightness and projection to balance the dark warm sound of my fiddle.  If you play classical music and are looking for a different sound, you might want to consider that.

Answer 2

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