Pirastro Perpetual Cello String Set

The Individual String Set Details:

Medium: A- and D-steel/chrome steel medium, G- and C-rope core/tungsten medium

Soloist: G- and C-rope core/tungsten Soloist.

• 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 tempestuous sound. A focussed tone with a colourful spectre and warm undertone.
• C-string: Sonorous and deep, yet direct and clear. Very large volume. Even with the slightest bow movements, you can still hear the keynote: long-sustaining power and impressively precise sound.

About Perpetual

Our engineers were challenged to develop a string using ground-breaking construction and superior material composition while creating the machines required to achieve this. Our musical intuition and expertise allowed us to realise this milestone in our developmental work.

We approached the field of violoncello strings from an entirely new perspective: Being able to forget your surroundings and focus on playing inspires and comforts a cellist. Therefore the key parameters we had to meet were easy playability, long durability, and perfect string-to-string harmony.

This new idea laid the foundation for changing the materials and processing techniques so that the strings acquired a further tonal dimension. This new dimension opens the instrument to its full tonal colours and grants the musician the technical freedom to focus entirely on their play.

Perpetual strings are characterised by great flexibility and an extraordinary tonal spectrum – everything is possible, from a sweet, warm tone to sheer endless power. The strings' excellent dynamics and intensity enhance each cello's natural qualities and timbre. The sound is like a large house with plenty of room for individual design. At the same time, the tone is focussed and clear, the most delicate touches are instantly audible, and the base warmth is always present.

During the development, we concentrated on reducing the break-in time. Our technicians did an impressive amount of research and analysis to develop a device for measuring the settling-in time, so each string can be tuned and brought to pitch before dispatch. This enables the materials used in the string to adjust and settle, which reduces break-in time significantly.

The Set

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

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