PASSIONE Viola String C By Pirastro

Passione – The powerful gut string

• The sheep gut core of the Passione strings is manufactured, wound and polished in the traditional way, by hand
• Passione strings possess a fascinating diversity of sounds, which allows musicians to alter their tone as desired
• The core sound is full, round and warm and has a complex overtone spectrum causing brilliance and clarity and a great power of projection
• big and powerful tone
• easy response
• Significantly reduced playing-in time: Passione strings are immediately playable other than traditional gut strings
• significantly increased tuning stability vs. traditional gut core strings
• well-balanced set harmony
• C – gut core/tungsten-silver wound
• ball end

Pirastro item number 229441

GAUGES – As a rule of thumb for these strings:
The thicker the string is, the more powerful is the sound and the higher is the tension. Strings in strong gauge can be used with a heavier bow and are therefore especially suitable for soloists.
A thinner string will produce a brighter sound, however this does not mean that the sound is weaker or loses power. Strings in soft gauge are especially suitable to chamber music due to their easier response and even intonation.