by Larsenstrings | Nov 20, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised
I am a cellist studying at the Music Academy of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I have been playing on Larsen Magnacore cello strings since 2016. From the second I had these strings on my cello they adapted to the instrument. I was surprised by the new and...
by Larsenstrings | Sep 25, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Visits
Larsen Strings Workshop. ‘How Can I Optimise My Instrument?’ Dr. Ing. Thomas Zwieg, Product Development Manager at Larsen Strings A/S with Tobias Krutz, violinmaker and cellist. Dr. Ing. Thomas Zwieg and the violinmaker and cellist Tobias Krutz will...
by Larsenstrings | Sep 13, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised
The Odora Trio -An extract from Hattie Butterworth’s Larsen Blog It’s been almost two years since my piano trio and I fell together. Our violinist Sophie and I were close friends at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and when the cellist in her...
by Larsenstrings | Sep 4, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight
Have you visited our guest musician blogs? To give contrasting perspective, the two blogs currently up and running, are from the viewpoint of a cello teacher in London and a student cellist currently studying at the Royal College of Music. The Student Cellist Hattie...
by Larsenstrings | Aug 7, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Visits
‘Strings have a far larger effect on the timbre and playing characteristics of a cello than one might expect. Similarly to our vocal folds, they contribute greatly to an instrument’s quality of articulation and expression. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Zwieg from Larsen Strings A/S...
by Larsenstrings | Jun 27, 2018 | Quotes, Technical insight, Uncategorised, Violin
Our thanks to Harald Haugaard for forwarding his impressions following his switch from Larsen Original to Il Cannone for violin: ‘For the past twenty five years my loyalty has always been to Larsen Original, in the light blue packets. But I’ve recently fitted the new...
