Pirastro Oliv Violin E String, Ball End

Name: Pirastro Oliv Violin E String, Ball End
Brand: Pirastro
Price: 13.7 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Summary of returns policies and timescales

This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.

UK & Europe	EU Standard	Gear4music Standard	Gear4music Optional
Return Period	14 days	30 days	up to 180 days
Standard delivery charges refunded?	Yes	Yes	Yes, up to 30 days
Upgraded delivery charges refunded?	Standard costs only	Standard costs only	Standard costs only
Free collection on cancellation	No	No	Yes, up to 30 days
Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item	Yes, within 14 days	Yes, within 14 days	Yes, within 30 days

We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.

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Key Features

Handmade and finely wound gut core
Wound with metal to get the best performance out of each string
Alternate D string wound with silver
Many string tensions/diameters available

Pirastro Oliv Violin E String, Ball End Overview

Pirastro Oliv strings are finely wound gut strings wound with metal wire for extra sound colours. These strings are ideal if you're looking to explore more traditional sounds on your instrument. Each string is made of sheep gut and is traditionally made by meticulously polishing and winding by hand. The strings are then each wound with metal, chosen specifically to bring out the tonal colours of the individual string.

The E string, being a high string, is made of a steel core with gold plating around it. The remainder of the strings all features the handmade gut core. The A-string is wound with aluminium, the D-string with a mixture of gold and aluminium and the G-string is wound with a mixture of gold and silver. Each material is chosen to accentuate each string's character and work together to create the ultimate palette of tonal complexity that is just waiting to be explored.

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Variations available

Oliv violin D-strings come with a silver-only wound variation, this provides extra warmth to the sound that you might prefer on your D-string. This string is available in multiple gauges so you can choose the right tension string.

Choose the perfect tension

Pirastro's gut strings come in multiple amounts of tension for each string. This is different from the metal and synthetic core strings, which usually have three tension levels. Gut strings by Pirastro are measured in PM (Pirastro Measurements), 1 PM is equivalent to 0.05mm diameter, so a 14 PM string is 0.7mm in diameter. Strings tend to be measured in 0.25 PM increments, this results in a 3% change in tension for every 0.25 PM.

Oliv violin strings are all measured in PM except the E string, which is measured in three tension levels similar to standard strings, Dünn (slim), Mittel (medium) and Stark (heavy). The rest of the strings use PM. The A-string has a range of 13.25 PM to 14 PM, the D-string ranges from 16.25 PM to 17 PM (13.5 to 14.25 with silver wound variant), and the G-string has a range of 15.25 PM to 16.25 PM. With these ranges, you can choose the best tension for your playing and your instrument.