Thomastik AL100 Strings for Violin ALPHAYUE nylon core, set 4/4 medium, scale 325mm / 12.8“, Silver

I've used similarly priced Tonica strings on all of my four violins at some point or other but have only been satisfied with results on the two newest ones - On my antique instrument and more robust new violin they don't quite sound right, especially on the antique which sounded great with dominants but I've been reluctant to get those since they got so expensive - The set of Alphayue strings I got were actually £14 and listed as used because they only had the aluminium D included, so wasn't much to spend to try them out as I'd previously had the aluminium D when I had used DominantsI'm giving these 5 stars because they really do sound like dominants and have a fuller sound than the Tonicas, so a prefect match on the classy antique violin, though I have to get another set to try them out on newer violin that sounds great with high tension Evah Pirrazi's and should sound good with these.The only slight niggle with these strings is the tin plated E which I really don't like but I have spare E's since I found that there are good plain steel E's in some of the cheap Chinese string sets, which at around £1.50 per set are much cheaper than buying any single steel E string - I 've never bothered with the Dominant E before so this has not affected my rating...

I like how they sound

A set of these strings has seen my daughter from Grade 2 to Grade 4 and working on Grade 5 without any them breaking. The spare E string I bought from Amazon is still unused 2.5 years later.

Somewhat better than the ones I had before....although top E string about the same. As for longevity? Ask me again in two years!

New to the violin.These were the strings that were used to re-string it when my violin was sent for repair. They sound great!

Beautiful strings. Used dominate for 39 years and switched to these because the price is gone silly in dominants. These are really lovely strings. Very stable - great sound - I love them. Raunchy g and great d and a and even the e is not bad. I have 5 violins and over the past few years have used probably 10 sets of these and have always been excited about new strings 😀

Really nice strings. Give even 1/2 Stentor violin rich and deep sound. Soft and thick under fingers. Remember, E string is not nylon, but steel. And this is normal! Definitely worth of money. Strong enough for everyday practicing musicians.

Sounds very nice and professional but also is affordable 🙂