by Larsenstrings | Aug 14, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised, Viola, Violin
Far be it from us to suggest the miraculous but we would like to think that we produce extraordinary strings. Did you know? The key stage in the development of every new string is you. We trial our strings extensively, hands on, with musicians to tweak and perfect the...
by Larsenstrings | Jul 25, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised, Viola, Violin
As a Danish company we could be forgiven for referring to one of our greatest literary figures, for example, in telling the story of an individual string. Where would be a very good place to start? Let’s start at the very beginning (no ugly ducklings involved). The...
by Larsenstrings | Jul 17, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised, Viola, Violin
As the Danish gentleman said. Part of a series of illustrated quotes from Hans Christian Andersen to follow over the next week or so. ‘Where words fail, music speaks.’ At Larsen Strings we would like to think that we are adding our voice to the conversation. Please...
by Anitta Krogh-Jensen | Jun 21, 2018 | Viola
Michelle Urquhart from Australia sent us this very nice review of our Virtuoso Viola Soloist strings: “I have played on these Viola strings over the last three months. There was a short settling/playing in period. At first, like all modern strings, they were slightly...
by Larsenstrings | Feb 22, 2018 | Technical insight, Viola
Dear Fellow Musician, The greatest difficulty facing the violist in the crowd of an orchestra is the opportunity to be heard. Your voice can sometimes become lost between the highs of the first and second violins and the depths of the lower cello and bass. The...
by Larsenstrings | Jan 23, 2018 | Cello, Services, Technical insight, Viola, Violin
We have just updated our catalogue and this is available now online as a PDF. Depending upon your internet connection may want to put some coffee on…it’s 18 MB. Please feel free to download and browse –it includes our latest string releases....