Larsen strings cello (3/4 - 1/2 - 1/4 sizes)

New larsen cello fractional size now available ! The Larsen strings are among the finest in cello strings. Made in Denmark from top-notch steel, they project well with a warm sound. They have balanced carrying power and powerful timbre. Larsen proposes now a full range of strings for small sized cello's (3/4, 1/2 & 1/4), including G and C strings in wire-core / wolfram (Tungsten), for the price of a student strings set !


The pleasure of producing a full tone quality can turn the scale for a young musician. It is a rare experience on a fractional instrument, but with Larsen Strings even half-sized hands are allowed to make full-sized sounds.

Cello strings for full-sized instruments are today available in a wide range offering a variety of different sound characteristics. Strong efforts have been made to further improve the properties of these strings, especially during the last two decades.  In opposition to these eff orts, cello strings for fractional instruments have been lacking a number of fundamental properties.  Metallic sound, dull sound and pitch instability during bowing are problems often reported - the latter usually due to the very common tradition to apply full-sized strings onto fractional instruments, leading to insufficient string tension.  Optimal possibilities for the students to freely express their musical potentials are a key issue for the development of their careers. Strings with optimal sound qualities and playability are important key elements in that mosaic.  Larsen Strings is offering new fractional cello strings, where all efforts are made to offer state of the art string technology at the highest quality level.

The new fractional cello strings are designed to provide a power and projection otherwise only known from full-sized instruments. A warm, rich and focused tone combined with easy string response and high tuning and pitch stability makes these strings comparable with the best full-sized cello strings known - a new standard of strings for fractional instruments was the aim of the development.

The A and D strings are solid steel core strings offering the beautiful warmth and projection known from the popular Larsen A and D 4/4 strings.  The G and C strings are showing a broad, warm and focused sound with a lot of power and charisma. For the manufacturing of the G and C strings the expensive wire core technology was chosen in order to obtain best possible string fl exibility. In combination with tungsten as winding material an exceptionally small diameter for fractional strings was obtained, leading to a comparable easy string response for such small strings.


Set details :

• A : steel core / alloy wound
• D : steel core / alloy wound
• G : steel core / tungsten wound
• C : steel core / tungsten wound

Free vibrating length :

• 3/4 : 65 cm / 25,6 in.
• 1/2 : 60 cm / 23,6 in.
• 1/4 : 54,5 cm / 21,5 in.