Pirastro Chromcor Violin 4/4

These strings let you hear how the violin sounds. They do not impose a sound of their own (unlike most synthetic, aluminium wound strings and cheap strings in general). If the violin has a good bass, a lively mid or a sweet treble you will hear it with these strings. Conversely, if the violin has a weak bass, a dull mid or a tinny treble you will hear that too. If a poor sound is evident you will know to adjust, or have the violin adjusted for better sound (bridge, sound post). These strings give an excellent sound with a well adjusted, quality violin.They are also slim, do not require heavy finger pressure and are therefor kind to the fingers
Highly recommended

I've used these strings for gigs and recording for years. They not only give a good warm sound accousticaly but also they seem to also manage that warm tone even with a fishman pickup . Most strings give a saxophone- like tone when you start wiring them up into your PA - these still end up sounding like a violin !
They are long lasting as well , I can get up to a year out them usually, and have never noticed a fall off in sound over time. The first indication is usually that the A string windings start to go up at the nut. On occasions when stuck I've stuck old strings back on the spare fiddle and they still sound ok.
They are half the usual price at Thomann just now - At other sources they are about 35 -45 pounds a set - and are on offer from Thomann at 26 euros (August 2014. ) -

If you are interested in quality steel core strings and you have not tried Pirastro Chromcor, then you should

They are even, relatively rich and a little warmer than most steel core strings. They are stable in terms of pitch and tuning, and seem to last for a really long time

They are accompanied by special plastic rings in all four strings, to protect your bridge.

In my experience they work best with dark and sticky rosins, such as the pirastro schwarz or the hidersine 6v

They are relatively loud

Considering all these, they could be great for modern music genres, country, blues, rock, jazz and electric instruments as well. Moreover, they could make a student instrument sound really lively and comfortable for beginners who cannot mess with tuning issues