Cello da Spalla String Set

Gamut Academie strings are designed for Baroque instruments by those musicians playing historical performance practice at a=415, and are perfectly suitable for modern a=440 practice, but the result will be a little bit more tension at a=440.

This is a set of beef serosa strings for the Cello da Spalla (30", 76cm). We have bundled together the most popular kinds of strings for ease of ordering. The set consists of:

• e-1 - Lyon Gut 
• a-2 - Pistoy Gut 
• D-3 - Gut/Silver-Wound 
• G-4 - Gut/Silver-Wound 
• C-5 - Gut/Silver-Wound 

Plain gut strings are available with a natural or varnish finish. Natural strings are hand-rubbed with a light oil. Varnished strings have three coats of finish before being hand polished with the oil. There is an additional charge for varnished strings. The set comes with plain ends, but the e-1 and a-2 may be tied for you, and leather washers added for an additional charge.

Instructions on how to tie a string knot are on the back of each package.

For a string maker, strings for the cello da spalla are among the most challenging. The short string length and low pitches are counter intuitive to conventional design and we have to break out every trick in the string maker catalog.

For the e-1 string, we use our poplar Lyon type of twist, which offers the greatest combination of power and flexibility. This single-twist string offers great stability for the bow and a warm and rich tone with good intonation.

The a-2 string is crafted with our popular Pistoy twist, a double-twist string that offers exceptional flexibility. This is a crucial feature for a thick string with a short length, ensuring great intonation even in higher playing positions.

The D-3 string is a unique creation, featuring a gut core wound with sterling silver wire. We use a single wire to enhance the construction's flexibility, resulting in a comfortable feel under the fingers. The diameter decrease from the plain gut a-2 is approximately 22%, further enhancing the playing experience. The wire is left round, not polished down.

The G-4 string is a specially prepared gut core wound with a 99.9, dead-soft silver wire. This very pliable metal is robust and warm in tone and flexible for superior intonation. The wire is left round, not polished down.

The C-5 string is a specially prepared gut core wound with a 99.9, dead-soft silver wire. This very pliable metal is robust and warm in tone and flexible for superior intonation. The wire is left round, not polished down.

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Hand-made in the USA by Gamut Music, Inc., a leader in the revival of early music strings and instruments. Gut strings are not intended to be used with fine tuners or string adjusters, and those devices should be removed before installing the gut string on the instrument.

All Gamut Academie strings (pure gut and gut/metal-wound) are made with beef serosa unless they specifically say "Sheep Gut." All pure gut Tricolore violin and viola strings are made with sheep gut; gut/metal-wound Tricolore and all Red Diamond strings are made with beef serosa.

Gamut gut string gauges are approximate (≈) diameter. Meaning, that while a ≈0.60mm string is polished in the workshop to a diameter of 0.60mm, changes in ambient humidity, temperature, shipping, and storage conditions can cause to string to expand or contract slightly.

Gimped gut strings and custom gauged equal tension strings are gauged with the equivalent-gauge (=) system. This means that the gauge listed, such as =1.50mm, indicates that the string is approximately equal in weight to a plain gut string of that diameter. Of course, because the wire is much heavier than gut, the string will be much thinner than a plain gut string.

More information about Gamut gut strings, string types, gauges, and string tensions can be found on our FAQ/Articles page. Not finding an answer to your question? Please contact us directly: support@gamutmusic.com.