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  • Student Discounts

    Feb 17th 2023

    Student Discounts

    Gamut Music is a small early music workshop in Duluth, Minnesota, specializing in Historically Informed Practice and modern performance practice natural gut and gut/wound music instrument strings.We h…

  • Winter Newsletter 2023

    Feb 8th 2023

    Winter Newsletter 2023

    Greetings From the Gamut Music Workshop—It has been a dynamic winter here in northern Minnesota, but with the addition of a newly hired string polisher, the shop is running smoothly and is in the…

  • Gift Certificates Available

    Dec 14th 2022

    Gift Certificates Available

    Gamut Music offers gift certificates in customizable amounts.You can send the certificate directly to the recipient via email, or select yourself as the recipient and receive the certificate with…

  • Bass String Re-Wind

    Dec 13th 2022

    Bass String Re-Wind

    Did you know Gamut Music offers re-winding for contrabass strings? The problem with bass wound strings is that they will eventually develop a buzzing sound when the core shrinks and the wire…

  • Updated Shipping Options

    Nov 16th 2022

    Updated Shipping Options

    As the current state of domestic and international shipping continues to prove challenging, Gamut Music has taken steps to negotiate better carrier rates for our customers. If you require a shipp…

  • Gamut String Options

    Oct 6th 2022

    Gamut String Options

    Gamut Music offers a few options for strings: Knotted Ends: All strings require a knot at the end to hold them onto the instrument's tailpiece. Many players like to tie their own knots, but…

  • Information Abounds

    Aug 12th 2022

    Information Abounds

    Gamut Music has an extensive collection of in depth string-specific articles providing information on string types, string gauges, the gut string manufacturing process, performance techniques, an…

  • 15% Discount for Educators and Students

    Jul 26th 2022

    15% Discount for Educators and Students

    Gamut Music, Inc. specializes in historically informed performance practice natural gut music instrument strings in many styles suitable for early music and modern performance.Educators, institutions,…

  • Save on International Shipping

    Jun 22nd 2022

    Save on International Shipping

    With the continued flux and uncertainty of international shipping prices, we highly recommend checking our list of Authorized Worldwide Dealers to see if there are Gamut string retailers near you to h…

  • Gamut Music @ VdGSA

    Jun 6th 2022

    Gamut Music @ VdGSA

    This year, the Viola da Gamba Society of America will hold its 60th Conclave at Miami College in Oxford, Ohio, from July 24-31. It will feature a full week of in-person and online classes, programs fo…

  • Gamut Music @ NAMM

    Jun 2nd 2022

    Gamut Music @ NAMM

    The National Association of Music Merchandisers show will occur this year on June 3-5, 2022, and Gamut Music will be there in booth #9636. The full range of string offerings will be on display, includ…