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Thomastik-Infeld is an Austrian company founded in 1919, located in Vienna developing and producing strings and rosins for bowed and fretted string instruments.
The company still makes "Dominant" strings, one of the earliest brands of perlon string, now considered a standard for comparison to other synthetic string sets. Other string brands from the company include:
- Vision
- Spirocore
- Superflexible
- Belcanto
- Infeld (Red and Blue)
- Prazision
History
In 1919, Dr. Franz Thomastik, a violin maker, and Otto Infeld, a civil engineer, decided to found a company, invented the steel string and in turn sowed the seeds of a musical revolution.
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 company was run by Peter Infeld from 1994 until his death on April 15, 2009. He was 67 years old. Peter was also an accomplished opera singer as well as an art collector and exhibitor.
Thomastik-Infeld strings are available in the United States through their sole distributor, Connolly Music Company. Connolly is located in Long Island, New York.
External links
- Thomastik-Infeld
- Connolly Music Company - Exclusive US importers of Thomastik-Infeld strings
- Synwin Music - Exclusive Distributor of Thomastik-Infeld strings in Singapore
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