The Cello Strings:

A-string: The tone is clear for the first few minutes, then gently settles into a full, round, and lush dark timbre. A string that truly touches with its warm mellow tone.

D-string: A strong string with incredible depth and volume. Full of body and abundant power; always warm and strong. Delightfully easy to play.

G-string: A string that wants to be tamed inspiring the cellist and giving the entire set a more brilliant and a tempestuous sound. A focused tone with a colorful spectre and warm undertong.

C-string: Sonorous and deep, yet direct and clear. Very large volume. Even with the smallest of bow movements you can still hear the keynote. Long sustaining power and impressively precise sound.

The sound of the Perpetual Medium cello set is crystal clear and precise, powerful and grand. Each string responds easily and diretly. This is especially impressive with the G- and C-strings which respond immediate to the lightest bow techniques.

The Perpetual Soloist cello set: For even more power and dynamics, Pirastro offers the G- and C-strings in a Soloist version. In combination with the Medium A- and D-strings the sound gains radiance, brilliances, volume and presence. The ideal combination of brilliant fundamentals and soloist directness.

The Violin Set:

Within their range of violin strings, Pirastro Perpetual provides the largest sound volume and carrying power combined with a precisely focused sound projection. The clarity of its sound, however, does not diminish the abundance of colours Perpetual offers. Its vibrant tone attack and optimal string response seamlessly complement Perpetual's sound qualities from extreme fortissimo to the most sensitive whisper.

The Perpetual violin strings react in an ideal way to the finest nuances in bow speed and pressure; this enables the musician to play with an extreme range of dynamics and expression. The innovative core material allows a comfortable smoothness during legato, shifting, string crossings, double stops and chords. The extended reverberation of the Perpetual brings forth an exuberant lustre.

Although during the first 24 hours the Pirastro Perpetual develop towards an even smoother sound, an extreme tuning stability is reached immediately after stringing the instrument.

Another advancement in the Perpetual set is the platinum plated E-string which we offer in the gauges 0.26 mm and 0.267 mm. The 0.26 mm E sounds silvery and very brilliant, while the stronger 0.267 mm E provides a slightly darker, more voluminous tone. Both E-strings are equipped with a removable ball end. The standard set will include a synthetic core G-, D-, and A-string with the 0.26 mm E-string.