The New Gut Violin String from Pirastro: PASSIONE - £70.79 for set The unique gut string for the future! For some time, a new trend has been evolving, especially among young classical violinists who are searching for a full and complex sound, to experiment with violin strings with a gut core. Not Baroque strings or gut strings for a historical set-up, but modern gut strings for the classical violinist in the tradition of Eudoxa and Oliv strings. As the leading gut string manufacturer in the world, Pirastro has now responded to this trend and developed a new gut core string: Passione. Development of the Passione is aimed at reducing the playing-in-time of traditional gut strings and to increase their tuning stability without loosing the beauty of the gut sound. The gentle processing of the gut core is key to the conservation of the ravishing beauty of a gut strings’ sound. The combination in manufacturing of modern synthetic and traditional gut technology made it possible to retain the sound beauty of gut core strings while at the same time significantly increasing the tuning stability and the break-in-time. Passione strings possess a fascinating diversity of sounds, which allows musicians to alter their tone as desired. This is still only possible with gut core strings. The core sound is full, round and warm and has a complex overtone spectrum with brilliance and clarity and a great power of projection. Passione’s sound can be big and powerful as well as gentle and tender. Passione is a modern reliable gut string for the demanding violin professional. The set is well-balanced; the response is easy on all levels of the dynamic range. The accuracy of contact point is easily manageable, similar to Obligato, Wondertone Solo and Evah Pirazzi. (Information from www.pirastro.com) BACELLO Carbon Fibre Cello Case - £895.00 Aerospace technology meets old world traditions. Weighing less than the average violin case, the new Carbon Fibre cello case offers outstanding strength and protection at an unbelievable light weight. - Only available in full size - 3.10 kg - Carbon fibre hard case with carrying handle and rubber feet - Fully lined interior with two bow holders and rosin pocket - Super light-weight clips to further reduce weight - Rucksack straps with cushioned padding and robust clips Also available for Violin at £350.00 (2.15 kg) GEWA IDEA EVOLUTION Cello Case - £518.00 Thanks to its extraordinary features, the IDEA series of cello cases is the world's market leader. The SPS®-System is unrivalled in stability and weight. Even after years of use, the IEDA cello case is the perfect bodyguard for your instrument. - Shell of high quality fibreglass-reinforced synthetic resin. - Four latches for easy handling - Accessory pocket - Interior dimensions: 14” upper bout – 17.5” lower bout – 50” interior length - 4.9 kg. PIRASTRO ‘WONDERTONE SOLO’ Violin strings - £41.88 for set A focused, direct and powerful sound. An all-round string with the following outstanding product features: - nearly no playing-in time - perfect tuning stability - exceptional playability - instant response - direct and clear sound - big and powerful volume - focused modulation - unequalled set harmony LARSEN TZIGANE Violin Strings - £42.49 for set The new Tzigane Violin Strings from the Danish quality string maker Larsen, without exaggerated tension, are built on a newly developed composite fibre bundle core. Tension creates volume rather than carrying power. The unique combination of overtones makes for a quality sound - a sound that carries. Strings to capture that true gypsy sound.