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We have been receiving some requests for elegant and exquisite decoration (otherwise known as stickers) for those well travelled and trusty cello cases out there. We'll be pleased to get something designed but wonder if you have any specific ideas or requests? Please...
Still Growing…
Our sincerest thanks for helping us to grow to (nearly) 1000 Facebook likes @Larsen Strings and it is very much appreciated...Who knows, we might make the Thousand this week with your help. Thank you.
We’ve been listening…
Thank you for your feedback about our new site...We've been listening! We have now added the option to download our catalogue in all four language versions direct from our Home Page for your convenience. The delight of us having instant editing access to our site is...
Can strings really make such a difference?
Trying strings with Vytautas Sondeckis, Solo Cellist at the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, is always gratifying because he is so attentive to the possibilities that strings offer. The very first time Larsen Strings met him, however, Vytautas did not want to try new...
Larsen Strings Sound Compass
Guiding your search for the perfect sound. Whether you are looking for a string set which can bring more brilliance, warmth, focus of sound or broad harmonic spectrum to your instrument, the Sound Compass shows you the direction. Keeping in mind that strings are...
The Larsen Catalogue 2016
We are delighted to present the Larsen Strings 2016 Catalogue in four language versions available for viewing or printing as PDF (A4) from our download section. Please be aware that these 16 page documents come in at around 18Mb so you may need to make a cup of coffee...
The short story of an amazing encounter…
By: Armance Quéro - Cellist – Who ever wonders how these strings, on which we play for hours, are made? I would never have given it a thought, was it not for the presence of the Larsen Strings’ team last March at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. During our...
Petit récit d’une étonnante rencontre…
Par Armance Quéro - Violoncelliste – Qui s’est déjà posé la question de comment sont fabriquées les cordes sur lesquelles on joue des heures entières ? Pas moi en tout cas, si ce n’est avant la venue de Laurits Th. Larsen et de son équipe à la Fondation Louis Vuitton...
Free your voice with Andreas Grünkorn
Trying strings with musicians is always an interesting experience. Not only do we acquire a lot of valuable information about what musicians want and what works for them, it is also amazing to notice the great improvement one single string can make to an entire...
Larsen Strings: The Catalogue
The Larsen Strings Catalogue is now available as German, French and English PDF compilations in our download section where you can also find a comprehensive range of image resources and product specific fact sheets. Please do let us know what you think and we welcome...
Meeting Gautier Capuçon and the Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle
In the beautiful surroundings of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, in Paris, we had the pleasure of meeting Gautier Capuçon and the students of the Classe d’excellence de Violoncelle. Mr Capuçon, a longtime friend of Laurits Th. Larsen, had invited us to come and meet the...
From Sønderborg in Southern Denmark, to you
When our strings leave Sønderborg in Denmark, they travel to all parts of the world, so you can get a hold of them and use them for your musical activities. To help these strings find their way to you as a musician, we have developed a network of partners who can meet...
The new Magnacore® Arioso strings provide an exceptional opportunity of creating a beautiful, wide and sophisticated sound at a lower tension level
By: Tobias Krutz, a German violinmaker and cellist from Düsseldorf The new Larsen Magnacore® Arioso C and G strings are great and powerful and have at the same time a “round” sound. Each string instrument needs a specific tension level to balance its inner resistance....
The Danish Violinmakers Association
Recently we had the pleasure of welcoming the Danish Violinmakers Association (“Violinbyggernes Mesterlaug i Danmark”) here at Larsen Strings. The Association held their annual general meeting in Sønderborg and subsequently made a visit to Larsen Strings. Hand in hand...
larsenstrings.com: The New Website
In order to improve our service to you we have significantly redesigned our online presence with this new update. The new, contemporary style has been adopted to allow for fully responsive viewing and straightforward navigation on most devices from mobile to tablet to...
Discovering a new richness of sound with Katharina Kühl from the NDR Symphony Orchestra
The cello group of the NDR Symphony Orchestra, a long-term cooperation partner of ours, has given us invaluable feedback during the past years. Last week we had the pleasure of working again with one of the cellists from Hamburg. Katharina Kühl came by with her old...
Trying Magnacore® and Magnacore Arioso strings with Troels Svane
On a beautiful afternoon in Lübeck, Prof. Troels Svane had gathered his class and invited some violin-makers for a string session. Dr. Thomas Zwieg, product development manager at Larsen Strings, was there to present the Magnacore® and Magnacore Arioso cello strings....
Highlights 2015: Larsen Strings’ 25th anniversary year
Our 25th anniversary year is drawing to an end, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing Larsen Strings. In 2015, we launched a revised version of our website and a new blog, all with the purpose...
Violinmaker Ian Crawford McWilliams visiting Larsen Strings in Sønderborg
While many musicians in the search of the perfect set-up come to us, once in a while violinmakers also find their way to us. Yesterday, Ian Crawford McWilliams, a Canadian violinmaker living in Brandenburg an der Havel, traveled all the way to Southern Denmark to...
Effortless playing with lower tension strings
Trying strings with musicians is always an experience full of surprises. When Susanne Hoffmann from the South Denmark Philharmonic came to visit us, she brought with her a Bächle cello from 1993 strung with Larsen Soloist and Original strong strings, as recommended by...
