Price: $19.99
(as of Sep 16, 2024 08:56:18 UTC – Details)
Prelude violin strings are solid steel core strings, unaffected by temperature and humidity changes, and have excellent bow response. Prelude strings have the warmest sound available in an economy, solid steel core string design. Prelude is the educator’s preferred choice for student strings due to their unique blend of warm tone, economy, and durability. Works well either amplified or acoustic.
EDUCATOR’S CHOICE – Designed with quick bow response and ease of use in mind, our violin strings are a unique blend of warm tone, affordability and durability making them ideal for both new and experienced student violinists.
SOLID STEEL CORE – Prelude violin strings are manufactured using a solid steel core for maximum durability and warmest sound. Available in both full and fractional sizes, the Prelude line has an option for any age student.
MADE TO LAST – Solid steel construction and uniquely-designed sealed pouches, Prelude strings have an unparalleled protection from the elements that cause corrosion and are unaffected by temperature and humidity changes.
WARM TONE: Prelude violin strings have the warmest sound available in an affordable, solid steel core string design, making it the educator’s preferred choice for student strings due to their unique blend of warm tone, durability, and value.
MADE IN THE USA – All D’Addario strings are designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA to the most stringent quality controls in the industry.
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Reviewer: Dani Jo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Bright and clear
Review: 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)
Reviewer: A. K.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice sound
Review: Improved the sound of a too dark violin.No break in period, good tension.
Reviewer: T-Rex
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great strings for the price
Review: I’m a guitar guy trying to learn violin, so I’ve had a bit of experience with D’Addario. These strings are good. Bright, crisp sound. They are on-par with their guitar strings, so I won’t hesitate to order these again.
Reviewer: Tim B
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Was better for my hands
Review: It was a good product. I have been playing for 7 years now and I upgraded to a new violin that was strung with Dominant strings. They sounded so good. I got this string after going through a few Dominant-A-strings that frayed around the third finger and didn’t last more than four months. This string didn’t sound as good as a Dominant string but it was pretty close in my opinion. I was wondering if my teacher would notice so I didn’t tell her that I had changed it and she never noticed. It is noticeably thinner than the Dominant string and it doesn’t resonate as much. I also found out that the oil from your hands can make the string fray so I started washing my hands before playing. It does help. This string was definitely more resistant to my hand oil and it was easier on my hands since it was thinner. So good if you want a upgrade from Cecilio but it definitely is not Dominant. It is definitely more reasonable of a price and not bad for what you pay for. It is nice that you can get two of these for one Dominant-A-string.Just some things I would have liked to know sooner about violin.:Wash your hands before playing.: Clean your violin with a cloth after every playing time so it doesn’t ruin the varnish.: It helps to put a cloth between you and the violin if you are playing and getting hot.: You don’t have to loosen the bow too much when you put it away.:Having a good violin is important.Hope some of this helps!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Strings for violin
Review: 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.
Reviewer: Adrionne Chatman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great product
Review: Very nice replacement strings and was given the whole set. Thank you
Reviewer: Eric S.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent tone!
Review: Got these for my kid’s violin, made a big sifference in the sound quality!
Reviewer: Gabriel Antonio Rivas Ramirez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: el sonido es hermoso
Review: ¡El conjunto de cuerdas D’Addario Prelude para violÃn es como el kit de supervivencia para tu violÃn! Estas cuerdas son perfectas para principiantes y estudiantes que están empezando en el mundo de la música, ¡pero también son geniales para músicos más experimentados que buscan un sonido claro y consistente!Lo mejor de estas cuerdas es su durabilidad y fiabilidad. Están diseñadas para resistir el desgaste del uso diario y para mantener su tono brillante y claro durante mucho tiempo. ¡Asà que podrás practicar y tocar sin preocupaciones!Además, su sonido suave y cálido las hace ideales para una amplia gama de estilos musicales, desde música clásica hasta folk y más allá. ¡Con estas cuerdas, tu violÃn sonará increÃble en cualquier situación!Y lo mejor es que son fáciles de instalar, ¡asà que podrás cambiarlas tú mismo sin necesidad de ayuda profesional!En resumen, el conjunto de cuerdas D’Addario Prelude para violÃn es una opción fantástica para cualquiera que quiera mejorar el sonido de su violÃn y disfrutar de una experiencia de juego cómoda y satisfactoria. ¡Con estas cuerdas, tu violÃn estará listo para rockear en poco tiempo!
Reviewer: Dawn Handfield
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Low cost, these strings sound amazing
Reviewer: Alejandro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excelente juego de cuerdas.
Reviewer: Sarai López MartÃnez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Tal vez sea difÃcil 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.
Reviewer: Ricardo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: 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.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Exactly as described. We replaced our violin with this string. Great purchase.
