I have been googling around the internet, but would like to ask if someone here could tell me a player´s point of wiew, not just seller´s.

I will get soon a new 4/4 (chinese) violin, should be quite good (though not special, as it wasn´t really expensive) and I thought changing strings would make it sound even better. It´s described to have deep, dark sound (but you never know until try yourself) and I´d enjoy it to be so, and along sweet and soft, not too loud (as I´m not a concert violinist) and not too piercing. Sort of like a sound which is lovely to listen for also the neighbours which are forced to listen my practising, hehe.

My older one (3/4) has Pirastro Violino strings, which have a good sound, but I was thinking, maybe I´d try something else for the new one.

In websites is told, you can choose different series´s strings to each place to make a perfect combination, or just replace the E string with more qualified one, but I´m wondering, how can you choose, how to know which set together best, or is it just trying?

For example Evah Pirazzi has got a lot of good comments, but I´m wondering is it "too much" to a player not really advanced yet?

I´d like to hear recommends of good ones. My experience is only about Thomastic Dominant and Pirastro Violino yet.

Thanks already.

Thanks for answering!

I got the violin already, and it seems to be better than I first thought. I don´t like the strings, so they´re definitely going to change. But it´s beautiful, and was cheap enough to get my money back anytime if selling it.

The violin is new, but it has quite deep and strong sound, only E-string I think is too bright and sounds somehow bad in my ear. The sound "vibrates" inside the violin in way I can feel it while playing (well, I´ve had 3/4 violin before, so maybe reason is only because it´s bigger and has bigger sound, but I haven´t felt it as much when tried my friend´s big violin before) and I think in good way. I can´t wait to see how it will be like with proper strings.

I already have ordered the Evah Pirazzi strings, as I hadn´t any answers sooner, so if there is something spesific about them or good tips, I´d appreciate to hear. I think if I dislike the sound I can change them again after some while.