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Thomastik Infeld Viennese Melange Violin String Set - 4/4 Size - Medium

Item # VM100S44M

$56.99


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This customized blend of Dominant and Infeld strings, plus a new E string are designed to bring out the best in instruments crafted in Europe. This set provides an exceptionally balanced tone and stabilizes very quickly. This combination of strings is especially beneficial in string crossings, harmonics, and pianissimo passages.

E - NEW!! Multi-layered tinned carbon steel.
A - Dominant A string (perlon core, aluminum wound).
D - Infeld Blue D string (Composite core, hydroaluminum wound).
G - Infeld Red G string (composite core, silver wound).

4/4 Violin only.
Handmade Strings Since 1919 from Vienna, Austria

In 1919 violin maker Dr. Franz Thomastik and civil engineering specialist Otto Infeld founded the company, invented the steel string and caused a revolution in the music world. Suddenly the conventional gut string was challenged by a new string with the highest quality of tone, precision and reliability. It was received enthusiastically by virtuosi across the world.

The string makes the music. The diversity and beauty of the musical timbre depend upon, on the one hand, the type of material used for the core and on the other hand, the material spun around the core. For a perfect sound, Thomastik-Infeld has consistently chosen steel and nylon as the string core material for bowed and plucked instruments.

The highest standards are guaranteed by ongoing research in Thomstik-Infeld's own research lab engaging a team of highly specialized technicians. However, tone perfection is achieved primarily by the delicate touch of fingers and the highly qualified staff in the workshops: Every string at Thomastik-Infeld is wound and checked by hand.


Does It Matter Which Type of String You Put On Your Instrument? Absolutely!

Choosing the correct strings has a huge influence on its tone, ease of playing, and even its well-being: the best and most expensive instrument will only sound average if it is incorrectly strung, while an average instrument can transcend its own limitations with the correct choice of strings. As a matter of fact, switching to better strings is the shortest and easiest way to producing better sound.

From nine decades experience with string research, string development and string production we can safely say that while "the one perfect string for everyone" does not exist, the perfect string for your instrument, playing style and musical repertoire is most likely a Thomastik-Infeld. Up-to-date know-how and long experience enable us to bring out the best in each stringed instrument, revealing and enhancing its tone, color and quality.

Thomastik-Infeld offers a broad choice of products to fit every instrument, musical style, and playing situation. All products are handmade in Vienna to highest manufacturing standards, satisfying the most discriminating musician. 

Welcome to Thomastik-Infeld, please make your choice!
- Peter Infeld, 1942-2009
manufacturer model #: GS100
The Best String Guarantee
Please inspect your strings immediately upon receipt. Installed strings are not returnable, unless they break within the first 30 days after purchase.

30-Day String Return Policy
Unopened strings may be returned within 30 days, so that we may supply all our customers with the freshest possible strings. Because of tonal qualities of each instrument are unique, we cannot accept string returns for reasons of tone, including false strings.

If you have any questions about this product's warranty or to make a return, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800.793.4334 or email us at sharserv@sharmusic.com
 

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  • Rating:
    50 Stars
    Posted By: Tara from North Dakota
    October 30, 2007

    Well-balanced and versatile

    Although I try out different strings from time to time to see what else is out there, I invariably return to the Viennese Melange. I have an Anton Krutz violin that is already well-balanced n and of itself, but this set brings out both its depth and its brilliance of tone. I perform in a variety of settings both classical and modern, and use a Realist pickup when playing with a band. I have constant positive feedback about the tone quality of my instrument both through the sound system and on its own; it seems to me that these strings only improve on the violin's already solid foundation.(Unlike the other reviewer, I've never had an E string turn 'black,' and I am not one who changes strings at a rapid pace...) ... (See Full Review)

    22 out of 52 people found this review helpful
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  • Rating:
    20 Stars
    Posted By: Evelyn from Bellevue, WA
    October 01, 2007

    Didn't match my instrument

    I liked the Red Infelds on my violin, so I was surprised to be so disappointed with this set. I thought it made my instrument sound dull. I play on a del Gesu copy, and it has a darker tone. thought these strings sounded muddy on my instrument. I especially didn't like the E-string, because that "multi-layering" seemed to rub off pretty quickly, so now I just have a black string. ... (See Full Review)

    34 out of 60 people found this review helpful
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