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Welcome
Some of the best thing in life happen by chance. A seemingly insignificant conversation and coincidence of events that ended with a simple question:
“Can you make me a cello A string?”
The answer was anything but simple but that chance remark led to the creation of Larsen Strings. The first Larsen cello A was successfully delivered from the Larsen family garage and the Larsen family of strings began to grow along with the realisation that:
Although some of the best things happen by chance we can make them truly remarkable by design.
New from Larsen Strings
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The Stradivari Challenge
‘Chaconne’ Stradivarius (1725) versus ‘ex-Hämmerle’ Stradivarius (1709)
Il Cannone® for Violin with both instruments played by Rainer Honeck, Concertmaster, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Laurits Th. Larsen visits Vienna and talks us through a Stradivari challenge at Marcel Richters’ studio. Please view and see and hear the results.
Virtuoso® for Viola
With the development of our new Virtuoso Viola strings the focus has been upon creating a new offering for viola D, G and C, built upon the firm foundations of our tried and trusted A.
‘Finding a balance of qualities to complement and mutually enhance something old with something new.’
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Il Cannone® for Violin
Designed to bring out the best in your violin, Il Cannone individual strings and sets are available as two versions. The Medium variant has a more moderate tension with an open, colourful, projecting, richer and powerful sound whilst the Soloist brings a fuller tone, with even more presence and focus. Rusanda Panfili performs with Il Cannone.
News from Larsen Strings
Katri Patel’s Blog
Please visit Katri Patel's Blog here at Larsen Strings for an entertaining, at times poignant but always informative take on the life of a cello teacher in London. Katri was born in Finland and has played with many orchestras both in Finland and in the UK including...
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Larsen Magnacore Medium strings – Review
We received a very nice review from Alessia Capodiferro, a cello teacher from Italy. “As soon as I put the Larsen Magnacore strings on my modern cello made in 2010, I immediately noticed a remarkable difference in the timbre of the instrument compared to the strings...
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Emma Jardine about the Il Cannone® Soloist strings
Emma Jardine from the Streeton Trio has sent us this nice review of our Il Cannone® Soloist strings for violin: "When I first put these strings on my violin, I almost changed them back to the old set immediately, because they were so different to what I was used to....
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Friends of Larsen Strings
We work closely with musicians in the development of our strings and invite you to view reviews, videos and to connect with the colleagues and friends that choose our strings including details of their chosen set ups. We couldn’t do it without you…
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"If I was not deeply devoted to music, I would not be manufacturing strings. I still consider myself primarily a musician…"
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Aiming for Sustainable Solutions
We are participating in Project ZERO. The entire Sonderborg area is involved in the vision of creating a CO2 neutral growth area before 2029. Larsen Strings has been awarded Silver Certification.
Our aim is to work toward sustainable solutions at Larsen Strings. As a company we have chosen to support the environment by upgrading to the CO2 neutral energy plan ‘Medvind’ as supplied by SE’s Danish Land Wind Turbines.
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Elholm 6, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark.
Larsen Strings A/S has chosen to support the environment by upgrading to the CO2 neutral energy plan ‘Medvind’ as supplied by SE’s Danish Land Wind Turbines. Awarded Silver Certification as a corporate participant in Project ZERO (Sønderborg).
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