Meet your new favorite violin string…the Dominant Pro Violin String Set. They are darker, more focused, and respond more directly than Dominant strings. Despite the direct response, the strings offer the possibility for a broad range of color sounds. The string tensions have been increased by an incremental amount to adapt the resistance to bow pressure to suit extended playing requirements without overburdening the instrument. When required, Dominant Pro asserts itself very well against the sound of an entire orchestra. In comparison to Dominant, the projection in a hall has also been reinforced. Nonetheless, with corresponding dynamics and a capacity for modulation, Dominant Pro also offers optimum possibilities when used in chamber music.

After only 2-3 hours of playing time, a newly strung set will have reached its full performance capability in terms of sound and can look forward to a long life from then on.

Features:

• Exceptionally powerful
• Good balance of brilliance and warmth
• Broad range of sound colors
• Supports the radiance of the instrument in the long term
• Reacts immediately with a focused sound core
• A sound that fills the room
• Bell-like tonal character
• High resistance to bow pressure
• Suitable for soloists, orchestra players, and chamber musicians Very high level of dynamics (can be played very quietly and very loudly)

Included in the set:

• DP01 - The plain DOMINANT PRO® E-string with a core of carbon steel is tin-plated. A protective layer of nickel is placed between the outer coating of tin and the steel core in order to increase the corrosion resistance compared with conventional tin-plated strings. The string has a very good response, barely whistles, and is well-balanced in its brilliance and warmth. It supports the equilibrium with the A-string and promotes its capacity to carry sound. A specially developed wire treatment makes the sound soft enough that it does not have a screeching effect, and brilliant enough that it offers sufficient radiance, projection and resistance to bow pressure. Despite its small diameter, the string sounds broad and brilliant even without applying much pressure.
• DP02 - The DOMINANT PRO® A-string with aluminum winding was designed to have more tonal core and energy in the sound foundation. Its metallic component is slightly lower, but it still projects sound beautifully and responds very well in pianopianissimo (ppp) with a consistently high capacity for modulation. The string is very colorful, possesses a good balance between brilliance and warmth, an excellent response as well as good resistance to bow pressure. The DP02 sounds even broader and more richly colored when combined with the E-string DP01.
• DP03A - With the help of a novel silver alloy, Thomastik was able to combine the advantages of a silver string with those of an aluminum string in the DOMINANT PRO® NO.DP03A, while also eliminating their drawbacks. Thus, the DOMINANT PRO® D-string offers a very refined bow noise, brilliance and pronounced sound color with a good deal of modulation capacity. This combination guarantees an ideal ability to sustain sound and projection in halls. Unlike conventional silver D-strings, it has a more direct bow response and does a better job of suppressing wolf tones in combination with the new G-string. The diameter is somewhat smaller than that of a synthetic A-string. This makes the string pleasant to play and means that it feels at once both supple and resilient beneath the left and right hand.
• DP04 - The DOMINANT PRO® G-string has a very low metallic component, less bow noise, and a more direct response. It is a good fit for the majority of new and old instruments and is ideally suited for soloists, chamber musicians, and use in orchestras. Due to the slightly increased string tension, it also offers increased resistance to bow pressure without putting too much strain on the instrument. The new string feels soft beneath the fingers but stands out with its high resistance to bow pressure with an extreme capacity to sustain sound and outstanding radiance.