Olives are on their way!

Accessories: Ordered olive strings! Very excited!

From Jerry Koziorynsky
Posted November 10, 2011 at 07:00 AM

So I decided to order some olives. I have used Passiones and Eudoxas however I have always wondered Olives were like. I took the pocket pinching plunge and bought them.
I've heard the A string is kinda a crap shoot which I why I also got a Synoxa and Passione A in the event that it turns out to be as terrible as people say.

So what should I expect v.com members??? Any opinions are welcomed.

Thanks,
Jay

From Brian Lee
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 01:16 PM

You'll find the biggest difference from the Passiones to be in the G string. The D is also quite good. The A, however...... let me say it was a very good idea to get a couple different ones.

From Paul Deck
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 04:54 PM

The olives will sound better because they're new.

From Jim Hastings
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:03 PM

In my tryout of Passiones, I decided, in place of Passione G, to substitute the Oliv G, stiff version. I did this on the basis of earlier research and feedback on v.com. People were saying that the Passione G was fickle; others have said the same about the Oliv A.

I'm also going to make a separate comparison tryout of Passione D and stiff Oliv D. At the moment, I'm leaning toward a 50/50 split on one instrument -- Passione E-A; stiff Oliv D-G. Tryout not completed -- will have better details to report when it's done. It can take a long time to compare responses of three vintage fiddles.

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