E String Thomastik Dominant 4/4 for Violin

The E is the only string in a Dominant set built on metal rather than synthetics, which is why it sets the attack of the whole violin. Article 130 is carbon steel with an aluminum winding, 4/4 size, mittel gauge, tension 7.2 kp (15.87 lb), finished with a brass crimp ball end. The winding matters: a layer of softer metal now sits between finger, bow and steel core, so the voice comes out more even than a plain steel E and the string feels noticeably thicker under the fingertip. In set 135 this is the tightest of the four strings, and reasonably so — the top voice needs headroom to take bow pressure in high positions. If you want a different character up there, the line offers two more E strings: the plain stainless 129 and the tin-plated 129SN.

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Aluminum Over Steel Changes the Attack

A plain steel E answers instantly but demands precision: a touch too much bow speed and you get a whistle instead of a note. The aluminum winding adds mass and diameter, so the string starts a little less abruptly and forgives more in the right hand, while high positions sound rounder, without that thin metallic edge. It is a deliberate trade: 130 is not the E for maximum brilliance but for an even, controllable top that does not jump out ahead of the synthetic A, D and G.

A Brass Ball End — Worth Checking First

On the 130 the ball is crimped permanently onto the string; it is not designed to come off. For an ordinary tailpiece with a hole that is the simplest and most secure option, but if your tailpiece has a fine tuner made for a loop, you need the other version of the same string: article 130MS, same 7.2 kp, with a loop end. The ball metal also works as a marker — in the Dominant line the E and A carry brass balls, the D copper and the G nickel, so a loose string is easy to identify without its envelope.

Three Gauges of the Same E

Besides medium at 7.2 kp, this E exists as light — 130W, 6.6 kp — and stark — 130st, 7.5 kp. The spread between the extremes is nearly a kilogram, and the top voice shows it faster than any other string: light speaks more readily in pianissimo and feels softer under the finger, stark takes heavy bow pressure better. Since the E is so often replaced on its own, gauge here is a simple way to adjust the top without touching the other three strings.

Specifications

What's Included

One E string in a branded Thomastik envelope printed with its article number. This is a single string, not a set — A, D and G are ordered separately or as set 135.

Who It's For

For the player who wears the E out faster than the rest of the set and replaces it on its own; for the violinist who wants a rounded, controllable top without the metallic glare of plain steel; and for anyone with a standard tailpiece hole for a ball end.

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