Treble Gut (Academie Strings)

TL;DR: All Gamut Academie strings (pure gut and gut/metal-wound) are made with beef gut 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 gut.

Treble Gut strings are made of beef gut (bovine serosa) and are processed to be a little harder than the other kinds of gut. The string also has a lower twist of about 15 degrees. This construction gives it the strength and resistance it needs to stand the strain in the treble register. The color of the string ranges from clear to white.

Beef gut has a higher tensile strength than does sheep gut, so this string is useful for instruments that require extra durability. If your instrument has a longer string length which puts it beyond the comfortable range for sheep gut strings, the beef gut would be a good choice for string selection as it will stand the strain a little better.

Treble gut strings are best used for:

    • Violin: e-1, a-2

    • Viola: a-1

    • Bass Viol: d-1

    • Tenor Viol: g-1

    • Treble Viol: d-1

    • Lute: g-1, d-2, a-3, and octaves on bass courses

    • Harp: treble strings