La Bella Has Over 400 Years of String Making Experience The tradition of string making dates back to the 1640s in Salle, Italy, where the Mari family supplied gut strings to the famous violin builders of Cremona. In 1913, brothers Olinto & Emilio Mari arrived in New York bringing their family craft to the States. Over the years, the brothers shaped the landscape of the string industry with their innovative designs. Every set is manufactured using a perfect combination of traditional methods and latest technologies to produce a superior string. 2001 Flamenco - Hard Tension The top choice of modern-style flamenco players, Flamenco 2001 Hard Tension strings are designed for today's remarkable guitars and the exceptional technique of contemporary concert performers. Most heavier designed sets produce a dull and thuddy sound. These hard tension strings are the exception and create a bright and forceful tone with a true flamenco attack. This special construction keeps the traditional string gauges and outlasts every other high tension string on the market. Flamenca Negra treble strings possess a greater power, brilliance and a longer string life than any other string design on the market Silver-Plated wound basses produce exceptional memory for pitch and consistent sound production Hard Tension String Gauges: Black Nylon Trebles: .029 .032 .040; Silver-Plated Wound Basses: .029 .0365 .0445 Made in the USA with American Wire