{"id":145164,"date":"2024-09-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=145164"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:01:55","slug":"review-thomastik-infeld-bronze-ibr112t-strings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/review-thomastik-infeld-bronze-ibr112t-strings\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Thomastik-Infeld Bronze IBR112T\u00a0Strings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thomastik-Infeld Bronze IBR112T\u00a0Strings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thomastik-Infeld is new to me, but the Austria-based company has been making strings since 1919. While members of the violin family seem to be Thomastik-Infeld\u2019s core focus, the maker also offers strings for acoustic and electric guitar, as well as a range of folk instruments, like the mandolin family, banjo, oud, pipa, erhu, cavaquinho, and contraguitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s latest entry in the acoustic guitar category is the new Infeld Bronze No. IBR112T<\/a> set, which, to my surprise, is the company\u2019s first-ever phosphor bronze acoustic guitar string.  As of this writing, only one gauge is available: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053. The strings are formulated to be durable, with a balanced midrange that is especially good for fingerstyle. With a street price of $26 per set, they are clearly targeted at a premium market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tested the Infeld Bronze set on a Taylor 814-BCE. Pulling the low E string out of its unexpectedly sturdy pouch unveiled a more important surprise: the tuner-side end was wrapped in silk, similar to what is found on some violin strings. The other wound strings (5\u20133) are also finished in this manner. Once I got past the surprise, I found getting these strings on and tuned up easier than average. The silk bits seemed to prevent slipping and also made for less hazardous string ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In action, the Infeld Bronzes felt good under my fingers. I usually choose uncoated strings, so the texture of these worked well for me, and they weren\u2019t overly squeaky on slides. The plain B and E strings felt especially slick. The tone was woody, warm, and balanced, without a lot of metallic clang. And while that worked well for fingerstyle, I also liked it for single-note leads\u2014and especially for barre chords and jazz comping. The sustain was good, and the overtones were there. As a bonus, the Infeld Bronzes felt easy to bend, and they came back to pitch well. My only complaint is that it would be nice to see the strings in a range of different gauges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bottom line is that the Thomastik-Infeld Infeld Bronze set is a pricey but strong performer and a distinct-sounding alternative to your usual strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article originally appeared in the September\/October 2024<\/a> issue of Acoustic Guitar<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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