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String Set Larsen Il Cannone Direct & Focused Soloist 4/4 for Violin (Limited Series with Special Strong E String)
Direct & Focused is a separate branch of Il Cannone, and Larsen states its brief very precisely: "a silvery and lustrous clarity of sound". The skeleton of the line is unchanged — a synthetic multi-filament core on A, D and G, carbon steel on the E — but the voices are tuned differently: cleaner, brighter and more direct than the base Il Cannone, with more resistance to both bow and fingers. In the Soloist version that means an E at 8.4 kg / 18.48 lbs with a removable ball, an A at 6.0 / 13.20 under aluminium, and a D at 5.1 / 11.22 and G at 4.9 / 10.78 under pure silver. One mechanical detail matters: according to Larsen's official table the A, D and G here are loop-end, so the tailpiece must take loops or fine tuners. The maker calls Direct & Focused its most versatile violin set — "more clarity, more edge and greater gain".
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Clarity Instead Of Thickness: What Direct & Focused Changes
The base Il Cannone wins on nobility and a thick punch; Direct & Focused deliberately goes the other way, towards a silvery, lustrous clarity. Larsen describes this branch as "clearer, more clean and bright, and more direct sounding", and what you hear first is that directionality: the sound travels forward in a narrow beam instead of spreading around the room. The practical gain is legibility in dense acoustics — passages do not smear and small notes do not drown in the instrument's own resonance. If your violin is already warm and slightly cloudy, this is the set that gives it edge without tipping into harshness.
Resistance Under The Fingers, Not Just The Bow
The maker puts it plainly: more resistance to "bow and fingers". The A here is the tightest of any Il Cannone Soloist at 6.0 / 13.20, with the D at 5.1 / 11.22 and the G at 4.9 / 10.78. For the left hand that means a firmer contact with the string: intonation becomes more obedient, vibrato stops drifting, double stops hold together. For the right hand it means an equally firm answer — the set rewards a confident stroke and delivers the promised gain exactly there. Direct & Focused Soloist is not a set that makes playing easier; it is a set built for control.
Loop Ends On A, D And G — Check Your Tailpiece
Larsen's official table lists the A, D and G of Direct & Focused as loop-end, while the E comes with a removable ball. That is not a detail to skip: on a ball-only tailpiece a loop needs an adapter, whereas fine tuners and a classic hooked tailpiece take loops as they are. A quick look at how your current strings are attached settles it. The E, incidentally, is the same one used in the base Il Cannone, so in this version it is article SV226213.
Specifications
| Purpose | Violin string set |
| Line | Larsen Il Cannone Direct & Focused (violin) — a separate branch of the Il Cannone line |
| Size | 4/4 (full) |
| Tension Version | Soloist |
| Core | E — carbon steel; A, D, G — synthetic multi-filament |
| E String | Carbon steel, no winding, removable ball, 8.4 kg / 18.48 lbs; Direct & Focused uses the same Il Cannone E, which in the Soloist version is art. SV226213 |
| A String | Synthetic multi-filament core, aluminium winding, loop end, 6.0 kg / 13.20 lbs, art. SV226323 |
| D String | Synthetic multi-filament core, pure silver winding, loop end, 5.1 kg / 11.22 lbs, art. SV226333 |
| G String | Synthetic multi-filament core, pure silver winding, loop end, 4.9 kg / 10.78 lbs, art. SV226343 |
| String Ends | E — removable ball; A, D, G — loop (per Larsen's official table for Direct & Focused) |
| Tension Units | Larsen publishes tension as a kg/lbs pair (kg = kilogram-force); the maker gives no newton figures |
| Paired Tension Version | Medium — set SV226915 (E 7.8/17.16 · A 5.4/11.88 · D 4.8/10.56 · G 4.6/10.12) |
| Larsen Article | SV226916 (the same set is sold in the US under code LV-IC-SET-SOLO-DF) |
| Included | 4 strings in official Larsen packaging marked with article numbers |
| Country of Manufacture | Denmark, Sonderborg (Larsen Strings A/S own factory) |
What's Included
Four Soloist strings in official Larsen packaging — E, A SV226323, D SV226333 and G SV226343, each in its own envelope with the article number. The official specification of SV226916 includes the standard Soloist E at 8.4 kg / 18.48 lbs; if you are interested in a promotional extra E, please check its availability with us before ordering.
Who It's For
For the soloist who needs a directed, legible line in dense acoustics; for the owner of a warm or slightly cloudy instrument short on edge and clarity; and for the player who deliberately works against resistance — bow and fingers alike — for maximum control.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is in set SV226916?
Four 4/4 Soloist strings: a carbon steel E with a removable ball (8.4 kg / 18.48 lbs), an A on a synthetic multi-filament core with aluminium winding and a loop end (6.0 / 13.20, art. SV226323), and a D (5.1 / 11.22, art. SV226333) and G (4.9 / 10.78, art. SV226343) on the same core wound with pure silver, also loop-end.
How does Direct & Focused differ from the base Il Cannone?
It is a separate branch with its own A, D and G article numbers (SV2263xx), built for a different aim: the maker describes it as clearer, cleaner, brighter and more direct, with a silvery lustrous clarity and more resistance to bow and fingers, and calls it its most versatile set. The E used in Direct & Focused is the same as in the base Il Cannone.
The product name mentions a limited series with a special Strong E — what is that?
Larsen's official specification for SV226916 does not describe such a string: the set carries the standard Soloist E at 8.4 kg / 18.48 lbs. Larsen uses the "Strong" designation for other lines, while in the Il Cannone family the strongest E is a separate 0.28 mm option (9.00 / 19.80) that dealers have occasionally included as a temporary bonus. Please check with us whether such a promotion applies to the current batch.
Are the strings ball-end or loop-end?
The E comes with a removable ball, while the A, D and G are loop-end according to Larsen's official table. Loops fit fine tuners and hooked tailpieces directly; a ball-only tailpiece needs an adapter.
Is there a lower-tension version?
Yes, the paired Medium set is SV226915: E 7.8 / 17.16, A 5.4 / 11.88, D 4.8 / 10.56, G 4.6 / 10.12. Direct & Focused single strings exist in both versions too — in Medium those are A SV226322, D SV226332 and G SV226342.
Are these genuine Larsen strings?
Yes. SoundsGood supplies only genuine Larsen product in official packaging marked with article numbers.
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