D'Addario Prelude Violin Strings, J811 1/2M, Medium Tension, 1/2 Scale, Single E String

See below for my background, but I'm putting the important points up top: these strings have really good projection and very bright, clear tone with easy action.Suggested use cases: Beginners, bluegrass, folk, country, and they'll probably sound good on an electric violin (Only have the one set, so I can't test them on my e-fiddle!). They'll be fine in a student or community orchestra as well. Just make sure you're in tune. They're extremely easy to put on provided your violin has a ball end chin rest. Most student violins, especially those with a Whitmer tailgut will be of the ball end variety.Bottom line: excellent value for money, very clear tone, the open strings really 'ring' out beautifully.I've been playing fiddle for about six or seven months now, but I've been a musician literally all my life. I received a used instrument that had, at the time, year old Dominant strings on it that I purchased these to replace. It's taken me this long to actually do the deed because I was frankly uneasy about changing the strings. I had a Chinese VSO (violin-shaped object) before this that literally fell apart when I tried to take one string off, but as long as you have a good quality instrument and only change one string at a time, you'll be fine(mine was a VSO from, like, 1995, literally made of plywood with the sound post glued in place!)The difference between these and Dominant strings, besides the price (Dominants retailing at about $50) is mostly in the tone coloration. These strings are very clear and bright, which some people might describe as "nasally" or "thin". If you have a violin that's already very muddy and dark sounding (the opposite direction from bright/clear) you'll get a good balance from these. But even if you don't, chances are you'll be fine with these strings. If they do sound too shrill for you, you might be able to have your luthier make adjustments to your violin.If you don't have a luthier, get a luthier. Buy them a round or two, or bake them some brownies, whatever you have to do to get into their good graces. You'll thank me when your violin comes unglued (No, really. This is a thing that happens, and it's an easy fix for a qualified luthier/technician)

Improved the sound of a too dark violin.No break in period, good tension.

Good quality to the price

I like these strings a lot. They are nice quality strings as well. I do wish they were somehow labeled so you can easily tell which string is which.

I put these on my violin. Never change more than one at a time unlike me who learned the hard way to reset sound posts. They do make my violin sound better than when I bought it with no strings.

Una muy buena opción de buena calidad

100% confiable A1 lo recomiendo.!!!

Very nice replacement strings and was given the whole set. Thank you

Low cost, these strings sound amazing

Excelente juego de cuerdas.

Tal vez sea difícil de creer, hace un año que compré las cuerdas y aún no se me han roto jajaCreo que la calidad es buena para el precio, duran más que otras cuerdas de menor precio. Tiene un sonido decente. Tal vez los volveré a pedir más adelante.

A projeção do som ficou muito agradável no meu violino. Senti uma melhora na resposta das notas em relação ao encordoamento que utilizava anteriormente. Atendeu minhas espectativas.

Exactly as described. We replaced our violin with this string. Great purchase.