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Amongst string players
and guitarists it is considered good form to equip instruments with
handmade strings from Thomastik-Infeld. |
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STRÅK BOWED INSTRUMENTS |
GITARR FRETTED INSTRUMENTS |
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The
Vision When
Dr. Franz Thomastik and Otto Infeld started working together in 1919,
they had a grand vision: their aim was to create high-class musical
strings for stringed instruments. This impetus was achieved with the
successful development and commercial launch of the steel core string
with flat wire winding. The
History
A
document dating from the year 1942 shows that at the beginning of the
1930s 50 percent of the production of strings was exported, and that
Great Britain and the United States of America were the most important
markets. The outbreak of the Second World War and the resulting
destruction of the company through the numerous allied bombardments of
the town disrupted the business. After the end of the war and the
reconstruction, production was resumed in June 1946. In 1950 production
levels reached those of the prewar period again. Right
from the beginning the red violin body with the curved initial „T“
was the defining logo of the company.
The
time after 1950 was marked by a growth of the company. The unrivalled
striving of the founders for the highest quality formed the basis for
that crucial innovation which was the starting point for the success of
Thomastik-Infeld. Right up to the present day this innovation has
significantly contributed to the company’s success: a string with
synthetic core and flat wire winding. This product – the Dominant
string – is probably the most-played violin string worldwide. Itzhak
Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman had already adopted this string innovation
when they were unknown violin students. Later both became soloists of
world rank.
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