Cello strings Pirastro Passione

The Pirastro Passione gut strings try to combine the best of two worlds: warm sounding metal core strings for A and D that match well with the modern gut core of the lowest two strings. They still offer a warm, rich sound that characterizes gut core strings, but at the same time they have an improved projection, tuning stability and responsiveness. The are more powerful and more stable, but less complex than Eudoxa and Oliv gut core strings.

• Passione A- and D-strings have a single filament steel core wound with chrome steel
• Passione G- and C-strings have a sheep gut core with chrome steel (G) and tungsten (C) winding
• The sheep gut core of the Passione strings is manufactured, wound and polished in the traditional way, by hand
• The core sound is full, round and warm and has a complex overtone spectrum causing brilliance and clarity and a great power of projection
• Passione strings possess a fascinating diversity of sounds, which allows musicians to alter their tone as desired
• The sound is big and powerful
• Very easy response on all levels of the dynamic range
• The accuracy of the contact point is easily manageable
• Significantly reduced playing-in time: Passione strings are immediately playable other than traditional gut strings
• Altering the gauge by 1/4 PM changes the tension by 3%
• All strings have a ball end

The standard set contains following strings:

• A string: staal, chrome steel wound
• D string: staal, chrome steel wound
• G string: gut, chrome steel wound 28 (medium), 28 1/2 (heavy), 27 1/2 (light)
• C string: gut, tungsten/wolfram wound 32 (medium), 32 1/2 (heavy), 31 1/2 (light)