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Contrabass g-1 Lyon

Academie

10 reviews Write a Review
SKU:
A411_
$368.49
Width:
8.00 (in)
Height:
8.00 (in)
Depth:
0.10 (in)
Shipping:
Calculated at Checkout
$368.49

Description

Table of Contrabass Gauges
  Light Light+ Medium Medium+ Heavy Heavy+
g-1 Lyon Gut 2.00mm 2.06mm 2.10mm 2.16mm 2.20mm 2.26mm

 

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 single-length (80", 200cm), single twist, Lyon-style contrabass (double bass) string made with beef serosa available with either a natural or varnish finish.

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.

In order to secure the bass string in the tailpiece, Gamut Music has developed the use of a leather washer as a stop. A washer is an option you can choose if you do not want to tie a knot at the end of the string as a securing feature. Bass strings are quite thick and sometimes stiff, and tying a knot can be complex and inelegant. The leather washer is a reliable and secure solution to the problem of securing the string at the tailpiece.

This type of gut is named after the town in France which was famous for a particular type of flexible gut string. From the 16th century these strings were recommended as being some of the best strings for basses. Our reproduction of this string is made from gut specially processed in our workshop to be soft and responsive. The gut is twisted in one direction to a high twist for the optimum combination of durability and flexibility. The Lyon should be preferred when a little extra stiffness is required under the bow or finger. This type of string is characterized by a tight and visible twist. The color tends toward opaque light to medium yellow. The Lyon-style of gut string is a high twist, single spin construction that offers a tone that is full and warm with a powerful fundamental and complex, pleasing upper partials.

A new option of nylon winding has been added to the contrabass Lyon strings. Due to the popularity of the Red Diamond wound g-1 and d-2 strings, we have decided to add this option to the regular Academie line of bass strings. This nylon makes the strings more durable, especially if you live in a high humidity environment or have an acidic perspiration. The nylon covering creates a protective layer that stops the gut fibers from becoming loose, causing the gut to break down and become false, thereby adding life to the string.

Please note: The nylon adds about .30mm to the diameter of the string, resulting in effectively adding about .09mm of gut weight to the string, resulting in an amount of about one gauge size. So, if you specifically wanted the tension of the medium gauged string with the nylon wrapping, you should order the light+ gauge with the nylon option. This will give you the tension of the plain gut, medium gauged string.

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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.

Extra Information

Brand:
Academie
Width:
8.00 (in)
Height:
8.00 (in)
Depth:
0.10 (in)

    10 Reviews

  • Posted by John Beal on Dec 9th 2023

    5

    Bass G

    Haven’t used it yet but I’m sure it’s great! I’m playing my pistoy A and it’s a bit rough. A beast!

  • Posted by Taylor Arbogast on Nov 29th 2021

    5

    Lyon G/D Med+ w/ Nylon wrap

    The Lyon G/D strings are the absolute best strings I've used. They have great sustain and a beautiful signing tone. Gamut has the best quality gut and the strings are extremely well made.

  • Posted by Dave santoro on May 23rd 2021

    5

    Best gut strings currently available, beautiful sound and workmanship

    Great!

  • Posted by Roberto Cassani on Oct 2nd 2020

    5

    Wonderful

    Wonderful quality, sound and service. The Lyon G and Pistoy D together are a stunning combo. Thank you very much.

  • Posted by Peter Brendler on Jun 7th 2019

    5

    CONTRA BASS G-1 LYON

    Amazing wound gut G! It matches perfectly with the rest of my set and really brings a lot of warmth to the bass. Thanks for the help selecting the right gauge and for the fantastic string!

  • Posted by Bob on Aug 29th 2017

    5

    The bomb for that authentic gut bass sound

    Best gut string I ever owned

  • Posted by Unknown on Jun 16th 2017

    5

    Beautiful string!

    I've gone through a few of these, but this time I opted for the nylon-wrap, which I love! Just like the old Golden Spirals! Hopefully it will last longer also.

  • Posted by Mattia Corso on Apr 26th 2017

    5

    Sound s amazing

    Sound s amazing, extremely precise and also comfortable string. Top level, my favorite.

  • Posted by Honeydrop on Nov 25th 2016

    5

    Great strings

    I bought the light+ string in March 2016 After a few weeks it holds tune very good and sounds fantastic. Measuring the installed string it measures m2.3 in size, it's quite a bit larger than the m2.06 a light+ but this is not an issue because the string is fabulous. Now I want a gut A string.