Thomastik Belcanto Solo

[TMSP]

Hello
I would like to know your opinions about Belcanto Solo for classical music?
They will be very dark and little volume for a recital?

Thank's a lot.

[Francois Blais]

Tuned at orchestral pitch, they're quite dark, indeed.

However: I'm a jazz player, and I didn't try them at solo pitch.

[TMSP]

I've tried Permanent Solo, Evah Pirazzi Solo, Flexocor Solo, Original Flat Chrome Solo and Spirocore Solo. Permanent I found very tense on the region of the thumb, very tight, nice sound, but the sound of the string A1 is too thin, Evah Pirazzi have very dark sound, Flexocor I loved the sound nice but have little volume, the OFC are powerful, but very tiring for the left hand and Spirocore undoubtedly much volume, but the scratchy sound and the string E2 ...