Thomastik Belcanto Chrome strings cello

Belcanto strings offer a bright, clear and balanced tone while the Belcanto Gold strings are transparent, rich and warm in timbre. Good news for players with allergic reaction to nickel: Belcanto Gold strings are 100% nickel free!

Belcanto actually started with a young cellist visiting in the Thomastik-Infeld R&D department. Her hands were all swollen and red because of her allergy to nickle. Desperately she has been looking for cello string that do not contain nickel, after all attempts to cure her allergy had failed.

To that day, nickel was belived to be the only material for cello strings that could produce the characteristic cello sound.