Gamut Academie Diapason Gut Strings are extra-long (96", 240cm) beef gut (bovine serosa) strings made for special use on instruments like archultes, theorbos, lautenwercks, and harpsichords. (We also offer Baroque and Renaissance Lute Gut Strings.)
For diapason gut we usually select strings that have a high degree of twist because these strings are not intended to have a lot of tension put on them, as would be the case for treble gut.
The strings are a medium to high single-twist construction, and the gauges from .50mm to 1.00mm correspond to our treble gut strings except with a little more twist; the gauges from 1.00mm to 2.00mm correspond to our Lyon gut strings. The diapason gut is processed to be flexible and responsive.
The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Instructions on how to tie a string knot are on the back of each package.
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.
Use our String Calculators to find the correct strings for your instrument. You can find Specific String Tensions here.
