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Newsletter - Issue autumn 2006

Dear Musician,

During this year's Musikmesse in Frankfurt we have once again introduced new strings. Under the Wondertone Solo label five new strings are available after the introduction of the Wondertone Solo Advanced Steel E string last year. The new Wondertone Solo Silvery Steel E string will also be used in the Evah Pirazzi set for violin.

Furthermore, we have extended the Obligato double bass string line with a new set for tuning in fifths.

Please keep on reading for detailed information.

If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints concerning our strings, please contact us via email, fax and phone. We highly appreciate your feedback!

Kind regards,

Pirastro

Wondertone Solo: The New Violin String Set

String Characteristics
We have especially modified the core material used for Evah Pirazzi, Obligato and Violino strings. The result is an all-round string with the following outstanding product features:

· nearly no playing-in time

· perfect tuning stability

· exceptional playability

· instant response

· direct and clear sound

· big and powerful volume

· focused modulation

· unequalled set harmony

Differentiation between Wondertone Solo, Evah Pirazzi and Obligato
The Wondertone Solo has above all a focused, direct and powerful sound. The Evah Pirazzi and Obligato strings have a wider range of sounds and a more complex tone, whereas the Evah Pirazzi is the most powerful. With the addition of the Wondertone Solo set to our violin string program we now offer musicians an unsurpassed wide range of sound characteristics.

Set
We have developed a steel core A string wound with aluminum as an alternative to the synthetic core A string. The steel core A has a brilliant and very focused tone and allows a smooth transition to the E string. The string combo follows the string choice in the Russian tradition of great soloists such as David Oistrach who used to play on his Stradivarius Pirastro G and D gut strings combined with steel A and E strings.

E-Strings
In addition to the Wondertone Solo E Advanced Steel string, which has already been introduced during the Musikmesse Frankfurt last year, we have developed an additional E steel string in order to optimize the set harmony: Wondertone Solo E Silvery Steel - the sound is brilliant, full and round, up to the high registers. The response is excellent.

Rosin
We advise to use our "Oliv/Evah" rosin (Art. No. 9001) with the Wondertone Solo set.

Color Code

Pirastro's Wondertone Solo color code at the tailpiece end:	A synthetic, D, G: Sahara with bright green spiral
E and A steel:	Sahara
Pirastro tone color at the peg end:	E green; A black; D red; G brown

String	Tension in kp	Gauge	Article Number
E Silvery Steel Ball	7.8	Medium only	Art. No. 3103
E Silvery Steel Loop	7.8	Medium only	Art. No. 3106
A Aluminum	5.6	Medium only	Art. No. 4102
D Silver	4.3	Medium only	Art. No. 4103
G Silver	4.7	Medium only	Art. No. 4104
Set A Synthetic / E Ball		Medium only	Art. No. 410021
Set A Synthetic / E Loop		Medium only	Art. No. 410025
A Steel / Aluminum	5.5	Medium only	Art. No. 3122
Set A Steel / E Ball		Medium only	Art. No. 410521
Set A Steel / E Loop		Medium only	Art. No. 410525
E Advanced Steel Ball	7.9 / 8.5	0.26 / 0.267 mm	Art. No. 3152
E Advanced Steel Ball	7.9 / 8.5	0.26 / 0.267 mm	Art. No. 3156

Evah Pirazzi Set For Violin: New Steel E-String Silvery Steel

After the development of the Wondertone Solo Silvery Steel E-String we will use the new steel wire also for the Evah Pirazzi steel E string. The colour code, Art. No. and price will remain the same.

String	Art.No.	Tension in kp	Colour Code at tailpiece end	Colour Code at peg end
E Silvery Steel ball	Art.No. 3132	7.8	Light green	green
E Silvery Steel loop	Art.No. 3135	7.8	Light green	green

Double Bass Obligato for tuning in fifths

There is an ever growing group of bassists who is interested playing in fifths so that we have decided to offer our successful Obligato line for tuning in fifths.

In cooperation with renowned bassists we have developed this new set of strings, based on the construction and material of our Obligato line. This string set has a powerful and brilliant sound and an excellent harmony across the strings C-G-D-A. The core material of the A-D-G strings has been co-developed with our supplier and we obtain it exclusively. It has the advantage of offering a powerful and wide range of sounds and is unaffected by changes of temperature and humidity.

We have developed a special rope core for the low C string which gives the string a powerful and brilliant tone with a wide range of sounds. The harmony and playability of the set is outstanding.

String	Art. No.	Colour code at tailpiece	Colour code at peg end
A	Art. No. 441190	ruby red with spiral black	black/blue
D	Art. No. 441290	ruby red with spiral black	red/blue
G	Art. No. 441390	ruby red with spiral black	brown/blue
C	Art. No. 343490	ruby red with spiral black	violet/blue
Set tuning in fifths	Art. No. 441090	ruby red with spiral black

Pirastro Web-Site: New Statements

We update our web-site regularly and we are proud to be allowed to include new statements, which have been provided by musicians. We have added the following:

Violin:
	Prof. Zakhar Bron - Oliv Taras Gabora, Professor for Violin, Oberlin Conservatory University of British Columbia, Kanada Evah Pirazzi Berent Korfker, Professor for Violin, Royal College of Music, Yehudi Menuhin School, UK Oliv Ruby Lakatos Flexocor-Permanent Igor Yuzefovich, Assistant Concertmaster Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, USA Evah Pirazzi
Cello:
	Richard W. Hirschl, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, USA Evah Pirazzi
Double Bass:
	Jeremy McCoy, Assistant Principal Double Bass Metropolitan Opera Orchestra New York, USA Original Flexocor Leigh Mesh, Assistant Principal Double Bass Metropolitan Opera Orchestra New York, USA Oliv & Flat-Chrome extended E Roberto Vally The Jazzer & Obligato

Please read the statements of your colleagues at: www.pirastro.com; main menu button „Statements".

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