A staff of 160 employees has been developing and producing 2500 different types of strings for bowed and plucked instruments (violin, viola, cello, doublebass, acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin,… ) for over 75 years.

Handmade products and highly sophisticated quality control have given Thomastik Infeld a leading role in the market.

95 percent of the production output is being shipped into more than 90 countries and distributed via local importers.

Besides the standard product range the company is specialized in developing custom order strings for even exotic instruments.

Infeld superalloy(tm) guitar strings

INFELD guitar strings with superalloy(tm)wrap wire deliver bright, cutting tone – and they measurably produce more power than other strings. And higher gain means a better signal-to-noise ratio. INFELD guitar strings are perfect for heavy effects user, or for long signal paths where dropoff could be a problem.

INFELD Bass guitar strings

INFELD bass strings deliver modern tone, with balanced spread acrossthe frequency spectrum. They communicate in a full, wellrounded bass, throaty mids and solid treble without brittleness. Since the outer layer of windings in supperalloy(tm), the warm tone is retained. Plus, they are easier on your fretwork than stainless or all steel strings.

Classic

CLASSIC N Series
Clear, warm sounding, heavy duty construction: Classic N Series are heavy duty nylon strings. The basses E, A are silverplated copper round wound on chrome steelflat wound. The treble strings are made of selected nylon. Classic N Series are easy to play and give the player a budget series on hight quality classical guitar strings.

CLASSIC S Series
smooth, brilliant, extra long sustain: Classic S Series PRECISION are soft steel strings with polished winding specially designed for Folk- and Concert Guitar. Strings E, A, d, g, b are chrome steel flat wound on a highly flexible steel core, e is made of plain steel. Classic S Series ROPE CORE are soft steel strings with extra long sustain. A unique design employing a highly flexible steel rope core brings a high playing comfort. E, A, d are silverplated copper flat wound, g, b, e are Nylon tape wound.

Spectrum

clear, balanced tone, ideal for recording sessions
At last, the ultimate acoustic guitar string for recording, SPECTRUM BRONZE Series. You’ll hear and feel the difference in the toughest situations from studio to stage. The treble strings are plain silver steel, the wound strings have a highly polished bronze covering. Deep basses, superb midrange and ultra clear highs, hive extra power for those “intense” moments. SPECTRUM BRONZE Series deliver all this, … and more!

Plectrum

Soft sounding, low tension
Plectrum Acoustic Series are soft sounding strings for acoustic guitar with low tension on the bottom end. The plain strings are made of brass coated steel, the wound strings have a silk inlay in combination with a highly flexible steel core. A, D, G strings are polished bronze flatwound, Bass-E is polished bronze roundwound. PLECTRUM are available for 6- and 12-string instruments.

Jazz

JAZZ Swing Series
mellow timbre, powerful, designed especially for semi acoustic and acoustic jazz guitars
JAZZ BeBop Series
sparkling, bright, crystal clear: Jazz guitar playing is a highly developed art form that requires musical discipline, imagination, humility and good equipment. The JAZZ BeBop Series has roundwounded bass strings that will let your music sparkle. The heavy duty set has been designed especially for jazz guitars with extra large resonators.

George Benson

mellow timbre, powerful, designed especially for semi acoustic and acoustic jazz guitars
Custom set especially for George Benson

John Pearse

low picking noise, bright sound
The bass strings E, A, D are round wound on a nylon core for a big, warm sound without distracting picking noises. The treble strings are flat wound nylon on a rope core and sound brighter than nylon strings. This set is ideal for folk-fingerpicking.

Vienna Sound

7 Strings A-G
Traditional “Kontragitarre” is played in Vienna, Thomastik-Infeld´s hometown and is a major part of local “Schrammel Music”.
Specifications of “Kontragitarre Bass”
The “Kontragitarre Bass”, the most Viennese of all guitars, brings the soft sound of this instrument to full fruition. These strings are round-wound with silver copper of highest quality and contain a nylon core.

Sliders

characteristics: full, mellow tone
Get that vintage sound that is legendary to blues. The SLIDERS Blues Series brings your guitar to life. Its even-numbered overtones have been re-inforced for a gentle, low-down sound that sings by itself. The wound lower strings have a silk inlay to balance high frequency high output in Light and Medium Light.

Techno-Brights

high output level, specifically designed for special effects

Power-Brights

high output level, specifically designed for special effects
POWER-BRIGHTS are the ultimate strings for rock guitars.
Regular Bottom Series
The plain strings are made of highly flexible steel with brass coating to prevent corrosion. The wound strings have a hexagonal core for greater flexibility and a MAGNECORE special alloy winding for high output.
Heavy Bottom Series
Light top combined with heavy bottom strings force the instrument to sustain. The plain strings are made of highly flexible steel with brass coating to prevent corrosion. The wound strings have a hexagonal core for greater flexibility and a MAGNECORE special alloy winding for high output.

Acoustic Bass

characteristics: soft, natural upright tone

Jazz E-Bass

characteristics: smooth, warm, balanced
E-Bass Jazz Series are strings with extended durability and high output. A highly flexible steel core gives the string a balanced feeling and a special character. The overall sound characteristics can be described as very close to the double bass.

Power Bass

characteristics: mighty crisp powerful high output
Power Bass Rock Series have a very thin steel hex core. The new design with highly flexible core and massive magnecore winding achieves fascinating clarity and transparency of sound combined with maximum output: these strings are handmade by highly qualified craftsmen on microprozessor controlled machines. Our high quality standards of production and material are based on 80 years of experience in bowed instrument string production.