Dr Thomastik Violin Strings (129MS4/4)

The other reviews were right; these strings are really good for violins. Because they are so thin, most e strings produce weak sounds compare to the other 3 strings making it hard to project a uniformed volume when playing on all 4 strings. But not with this e string. They project really well and the volume across all 4 strings is more or less equal. If you have a wimpy sounding e string on your violin, I highly recommend replacing it with this one.

The string quality is really nice and sharp.

These are good quality strings, and I've bought this brand before, but as the mother of the violinist, I ignorantly bought loop end strings rather than ball end, and depending on the type of violin you have, you pretty much need to get one or the other type. Violins with four identical fine tuners need ball end strings--something I learned today. Unfortunately I bought two of these strings, a waste of money for my purposes.

Rich sound. I may never go back to medium gauge, much less light.

I broke my e-string (also dominant) which before had a ball end.after I replaced it with the loop end it sounded a lot better.great string!

I tried the new set in my violin, sound is not impressive, I don't know why they are called BST, can anyone explain to me? A sticker explains all?

Perfect, just what I needed!

I've had them put on in my violin about 3 weeks ago and I'm still working on the break in, I guess, next time I might get medim gauge or just continue with pirastro.. we'll see