Cantiga (Corelli)
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L. van der Heijden (1/29/14)
These strings are a little stiffer than I expected. It's annoying that the manufacturer does not give any information on string tension.
They are amazingly stable, even on the first day I had very little re-tuning to do.
The feeling under my fingers and bow is similar to Warchal Brilliant or Dominant strings. Not really low-tension - but to my surprise, I found out that one of my violins performs really good with this higher tension and I had in fact been mistreating it, with too low-tension strings.
The sound of Cantiga I would call perfectly neutral. Where it is custom to state that Dominant strings are the most mainstream to be had, I would put the Cantiga in that place in the charts. It has a neutral-to-warm tone, without a trace of metallic 'ring' like Dominant have.
Oh - And I love the blue/purple silk wrapping at the tail end :-)
They are amazingly stable, even on the first day I had very little re-tuning to do.
The feeling under my fingers and bow is similar to Warchal Brilliant or Dominant strings. Not really low-tension - but to my surprise, I found out that one of my violins performs really good with this higher tension and I had in fact been mistreating it, with too low-tension strings.
The sound of Cantiga I would call perfectly neutral. Where it is custom to state that Dominant strings are the most mainstream to be had, I would put the Cantiga in that place in the charts. It has a neutral-to-warm tone, without a trace of metallic 'ring' like Dominant have.
Oh - And I love the blue/purple silk wrapping at the tail end :-)
G. Caplan (3/30/14)
I have a good modern instrument that prefers a neutral, low tension string such as Dominant.
Corelli have developed a new core material for this string. Reaction on the forums has been excellent, so I was looking forward to giving these a try.
I would describe Cantiga as a neutral string but with richer overtones. Playability is good and they offer a wide tonal and dynamic range.
The set is well balanced and can be used as a whole. E has quite a silvery sound without harshness. Transition from the A to E is relatively seamless. The D and G in particular are pretty spectacular - my fiddle has never sounded so full in the lower register.
Tuning took a couple of days to settle, and they sounded good from the start without going through that unpleasant metallic phase you get with Dominants.
The winding is very polished - shifting is smooth but you can get a gritty sound if you allow rosin to build up on the string.
In terms of life, they seem to degrade quite gently, so they should be usable for months if you are prepared to accept a modest fall-off.
Overall, the best string I've used. If you like Dominant, Tonica or similar, this is worth a try.
Corelli have developed a new core material for this string. Reaction on the forums has been excellent, so I was looking forward to giving these a try.
I would describe Cantiga as a neutral string but with richer overtones. Playability is good and they offer a wide tonal and dynamic range.
The set is well balanced and can be used as a whole. E has quite a silvery sound without harshness. Transition from the A to E is relatively seamless. The D and G in particular are pretty spectacular - my fiddle has never sounded so full in the lower register.
Tuning took a couple of days to settle, and they sounded good from the start without going through that unpleasant metallic phase you get with Dominants.
The winding is very polished - shifting is smooth but you can get a gritty sound if you allow rosin to build up on the string.
In terms of life, they seem to degrade quite gently, so they should be usable for months if you are prepared to accept a modest fall-off.
Overall, the best string I've used. If you like Dominant, Tonica or similar, this is worth a try.
T. Croix (3/20/14)
Warm strings with very rich harmonics, and very coherent in tone from G to E.
The E string whistle very few (compared with vision titanium solo)
They are very affordable.
The E string whistle very few (compared with vision titanium solo)
They are very affordable.
L. DeSalvo (1/26/14)
I hav only played a violin with these strings for one concert when my bridge on my own violin broke. I have to say that including that the violin was just a loud instrument and these strings make them even louden than my titanium solo strings but except for being loud they are nice.
T. Kruzich (8/27/13)
The Corelli Cantiga string line is a great step forward in developing a super responsive violin string. The lower two strings are both fully responsive and they have a large variety of colors. The A string is a bit thin in diameter and there is a difference in feel when switching onto this string. The A string could be changed to a larger diameter to fully be integrated with the bottom two strings. The E string is extraordinarily sweet although it develops a very strong singing tone when pushed to its limits.
Overall the Corelli Cantiga line is an immense improvement in the development of a more responsive and versital string set. My two violins have indeed developed large tonal improvements which I had not thought possible. Bravo to Corelli for this new product line the "Cantiga" medium string set.
Overall the Corelli Cantiga line is an immense improvement in the development of a more responsive and versital string set. My two violins have indeed developed large tonal improvements which I had not thought possible. Bravo to Corelli for this new product line the "Cantiga" medium string set.