Lute A-6 Gimped
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Lute A-6 Gimped

11-Course Baroque Lute a-6 Gimped Gut

AcademieSKU: LB6GL
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Gauge: Light
String Varnish: No Varnish
Price:
$54.68 USD

Description

These 11-Course Baroque Lute gauges assume a vibrating string length of 68cm.

11-Course Baroque Lute a-6 Gimped Gauges
Light =1.12mm
Medium =1.14mm
Heavy =1.16mm

 

    • String Length: Single-Length, 48"/120cm

    • String Type: Gimped Gut

    • String Material: Beef Gut

    • String Options: Varnish

    • Tuning Designation: a=415

Gamut Academie Gimped Gut strings feature Pistoy-style construction with a copper wire twisted into the gut and polished smooth for extra flexibility. The Gimped string, being thinner and having some metal content, offers a brighter tone and quicker response than a plain gut string of the same gauge density. Gimped strings are characterized by a barber's pole or candy-stripe appearance of the wire in the twist of the gut.

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.

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Tuning Considerations
Gamut Academie Gut Baroque Lute Strings are designed for Baroque instruments by those musicians playing historical performance practice at a=415.

Technical Considerations
Gimped strings are gauged by the Equivalent Gauge (=) system. This means that a given Gimped string is equal in weight to a plain gut string of that diameter, but because the wire is much heavier than gut, the string will be much thinner than a plain gut string.

These are our standard recommended gauges for this instrument/string. For gauges outside of this range, see our Custom Gauged Strings section.

Historical Considerations
Gimped strings were first mentioned in an advertisement in the 1664 edition of John Playford’s Introduction to the Skill of Music. The exact historical nature of these strings is not known, and the strings we produce are based on the descriptions of gimped lace of the period.

Further Reading
Lute (Baroque, Renaissance)
Early Music / Historically Informed Performance
Historical String-Making
Care and Cleaning of Gut Strings
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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 Gamut Music recommends removing those devices before installing the gut string on the instrument.

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

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 the string to expand or contract slightly.

Gimped gut strings and gut/metal-wound 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 the care and cleaning of gut strings, Gamut Music string types, and string gauges and tensions can be found on our FAQ/Articles page. Not finding an answer to your question? Please contact us.