D'Addario J56 4/4M Pro-Arte Nylon violin Strings, Medium

I have been playing the violin for over 15 years and I have finally found the perfect strings, D'Addario Pro-Arte violin strings in medium tension for my violin. I do not think I will ever use anything but these on my current violin. This strings provide a beautiful rich tone, perfect for my violin, which has a rich but bright tone. I especially like the G, D, and A. The steel E is the only one that seems a bit generic in sound. If I preformed more, I might look into an E string that would sing a little more. Compared to other synthetic core strings, these settle in fairly quickly. I play every day for an hour or so and they were settled in about two days. They are very stable in helping the instrument stay in tune and do not slip often. These strings are a very good value for the money--violin strings are rather expensive compared to guitar strings. I use D'Addario Kaplan Artcraft Rosin in Light, which I think works well with my bow and these strings. Edit: For some reason the last set of these strings the G was sound very thick and would not fit in my tailpiece slot (I do not have fine tuners). This was upsetting as I do not want to alter my wood tailpiece. Thankfully, I was able to return the string and got one that fit correctly. The E in that package wasn't wound all the way down and I returned that one as well to avoid the steel string from cutting into my tailpiece and damaging it.

I discovered these strings by accident a couple of years ago when I broke a violin string and had no spares. A local music store had Pro Arte medium tension strings in stock and they were inexpensive, so I figured that I would buy a set as a stopgap until I could get a set of my preferred strings online. I noticed right away that the strings come packaged in sealed pouches, which is a nice touch, and that the ends of the strings are nicely finished. The sound is very sweet. A darker sound than many classical players prefer. I read another review that said that the reviewer hated the Pro Arte strings because they were dull. The reviewer was going back to Dominant strings. I find Dominant stings very loud, for sure, but it is a bright, glaring sound that I find that I am always trying to sweeten. I find Evah Pirazzi strings even louder and more glaring. If you, like me, find some of these more popular strings to be loud but overly glaring, you should try a set of the Pro Arte strings. The price is so good that trying them won't break the bank. I am hooked on these strings now and am glad to be saving so much money with each set. I will try the Pro Arte heavy tension strings next. Side remark: On their website, D'Addario publishes wonderfully clear tables showing the tensions (in pounds) of its various strings. So refreshing. Pirastro's site describes tensions only as soft, medium or thick. I prefer to know the actual tension. Another remark: My most recent set of Pro Arte strings was too wide to fit through the slots in my violin tailpiece. This was a big disappointment at first. But I learned from my violin shop that this is a common problem these days and is no big deal: One can simply have the slots in the tailpiece filed a bit wider to accommodate contemporary strings.

These have, I think, become my favorite strings. Are they as good as, say, Dominants? I'm not going to go so far as to say that as an objective fact. But after hearing them on a range of instruments, from a craptastic $60 Mendini to more quality Cremona and Stentor student rigs, and up to a custom instructor violin, I found these to offer a certain...something...that I just can't quantify. If you have a student rig that sounds harsh with steel core, these strings will smooth it out nicely and give you a good warm sound. I fully realize that strings like these make up a sizeable percentage of the cost of a student instrument, but here...I think it's worth it. It really does help student instruments sound their best. That said, it does take a more professional level violin to truly unlock the potential of these strings. That's where they really shine, I think. Very good results, results that I frankly tend to prefer over Dominants if i'm being honest. Blasphemy, I know. And while I'm not sure where I first heard of these for the violin (I know the Pro Arte line from my guitar playing), I'm glad I know of them now. They are very good.

These strings sounded awful for the first few days, then, they sounded nice. The D string in particular would screech and whistle, then finally settled. The strings started to settle after a few days. This is when their character started to shine. Once broken in, these strings sound warm and mellow, they respond well, and feel soft under the fingers. However, these strings had the hardest break in period I've ever experienced. I genuinely thought something was wrong with the strings or the violin itself. But after a few days, the strings stated to settle and sounded MUCH better. These strings sound warm and mellow, best suited to an instrument that you want to reduce the high end or mellow out. TL;DR Give these strings a few days of playing before judging, and you'll find a nice warm and mellow sound from these strings with nice response.

I’m an advanced adult beginner violinist. I have used several different strings and while I am not expert enough to appreciate subtle differences, I am quite pleased with these Pro Arte strings by D’Addario. The price point suggest inferior quality, but that has not been my experience. They sound good with my Gliga Gama 4/4 Violin and my instructor confirms that they are good strings, but she will not declare me light-years better with my intonation, Lol.

Muy buenas cuerdas.

I have an low-budget student violin, and started out using Red Label strings because they are inexpensive and indestructible. Red Label strings sound OK, but on my fiddle the D and G strings sounded harsh. After reading some reviews that said the D'Addario Pro Arte strings improve a harsh-sounding instrument I ordered a set of mediums, and I am very pleased. They sound markedly better than the Red label. The E is strong and clear without being shrieky, A is rich and solid, D sounds smooth and nice, and even the G string is much improved. G is still a tad harsh, but I think getting any more improvement means getting a better violin, and this is plenty fine for now. The Pro Arte strings are also more responsive than the Red Label, it's like I gained some dexterity. For $25 they are a bargain.

I'm not an expert but i like these strings much better than the stock ones that came on my violin. They seem to be flawless and of so much better quality. No little nicks and the rosin from my bow doesn't cake onto them quickly like my other strings for some reason. Very nice product, although i have little to compare it to. The price is right too.

excelente relação qualidade/preço

Ottime corde da suono caldo e lunga durabilità.

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These are a must have for anyone with a child learning the violin. If your budding musician gets squeeks from their violin that cause bats to fall from their roosts then these will solve that problem. They give a rich warm tone to any small violin. Make practice an enjoyable experience. They bed in quickly and because they are over wound synthetic cored strings they have good tuning stability. Make your music teacher smile. Good value.

Ich hatte diese Saiten ausgewählt, da meine Violine zuvor relativ schrill und laut mit den Saiten von Thomastik Dominant waren. Die E-Saite hatte mit den Dominant auch nicht so gut zu den anderen gepasst. Durch die neuen Saiten von D'Addario hab ich nun einen stimmigeren,dunkleren und wärmeren Klang meiner Violine. Nur eines hab ich auszusetzen: Der Wechsel von der D zur A Saite ist vom Ton weniger geschmeidig als bei meinen vorherigen Saiten. Doch bei den vorherigen war der wechsel von der A zur E Saite immer sehr unangenehm. Könnte auch an der Qualität der Violine liegen. Von mir bekommt das Produkt eine Empfehlung.