Pirastro, the company who makes Evah Pirazzi strings, has been producing high-quality handcrafted strings for over a century. In the late 1700s, an Italian string-maker named Giorgio Pirazzi was invited to set up a workplace in Frankfurt. For generations the business continued until, in the 1890s, the then current owner Gustav Pirazzi, moved into business with a partner named Theodore Strobel.

They combined their last names into the name Pirastro and a new company was born. While the name may have changed, the tradition of their craft did not. They still made some of the finest strings on the market.

The Evah Pirazzi strings, named for the Pirazzi who took over the company as a shareholder in 1992, continues that tradition of quality. The company's philosophy has remained unchanged and that adherence to quality is one of the reasons the Evah Pirazzi violin strings are so popular among violinists.

The purpose of developing the Evah Pirazzi string set was to create a powerful, brilliant tone suitable for solo playing. Pirastro worked closely with professional musicians in order to develop this string as a perfect soloist string, with a full tone and a noticeable edge.

The string set features a wide dynamic range and an extremely complex sound. However, you must keep in mind that all strings play much differently on different instruments.

If you're struggling to find the perfect sound on your strings, you can always consider mixing and matching them for an even more complex sound across the scale. The Evah Pirazzi G string, for example, is particularly brilliant, which can give edge to a more mild string set.

Evah Pirazzi strings are made using the same traditional craftsmanship Pirastro has been known for. They are a high-quality synthetic string made using modern winding materials and all strings are strictly quality-controlled to ensure they perform at a high level.

As with most synthetic strings, they are more resistant to atmospheric changes, such as humidity, than gut-core strings while maintaining a better sound quality than steel-core strings. They may take a few days of playing before they stretch to their final length, but after that they will require less tuning.

While Evah Pirazzis may cost a little more than some, you are getting what you pay for with these expertly crafted violin strings. If you buy from a dealer like Triangle Strings, you can get them at a price more affordable for hobbyists and students. Although you should always expect to have your own unique experience with any string, you can buy Evah Pirazzi strings knowing that you are spending your money on something made with the utmost professionalism.