Thomastik-Infeld Dominant Pro Cello String Set - 4/4 Size - Medium Gauge

Thomastik-Infeld Dominant Pro DP400 Cello Strings: For all you pros.

Designed for the modern professional performer! Inspired by the sound of a tube amplifier and using the playing possibilities created by their innovative metal core, Dominant Pro® cello strings will redefine your tonal ideals! These highly responsive strings have an airy, light sound character with pronounced brilliant overtones and a pleasantly warm and textured basic timbre. Their high modulation capacity moves with ease from fine to coarse, from brilliant to warm and saturated; their dynamic range extends from a delicate pianissimo to a rich, booming fortissimo.

Dominant Pro® is the name of the fastest and most direct response in the entire universe – and every parallel universe. Dominant Pro® has a dark and warm sound that embraces the player and the audience. The superimposed slight sharpness brings a tingling contrast to the sound image. Along with the wide range of tonal colors, Dominant Pro® creates a smooth transition that ideally combines the specific timbres of the individual strings.

 

Instrument: Cello
String Type: Set
Size: 4/4
Gauge: Medium

A-String: Chrome wound on a carbon steel core
D-String: Chrome wound on a carbon steel core
G-String: Nickel-alloy wound on a spiral core
C-String: Tungsten/silver alloy wound on a spiral core

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