Academie Gut A-Alto Viol Strings
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Academie Gut A-Alto Viol Strings

A-Alto Viol Gut String Set

AcademieSKU: CS300
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Gauge: Light
3-D Printed Ball Ends: No Ball Ends
String Varnish: No Varnish
Price:
$223.72 USD

Description

These A-Alto Viol gauges assume a string length of 48cm.

Gamut Academie Gut A-Alto Viol (Viola da Gamba) 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.

A-Alto Viol
Gut String Set Gauges
A-Alto Viol a-1 Gut
Light 0.52mm
Light+ 0.54mm
Medium 0.56mm
Medium+ 0.58mm
Heavy 0.60mm
Heavy+ 0.62mm
A-Alto Viol e-2 Gut
Light 0.70mm
Light+ 0.72mm
Medium 0.74mm
Medium+ 0.76mm
Heavy 0.78mm
Heavy+ 0.80mm
A-Alto Viol b-3 Lyon
Light 0.96mm
Light+ 0.98mm
Medium 1.00mm
Medium+ 1.02mm
Heavy 1.04mm
Heavy+ 1.06mm
A-Alto Viol G-4 Pistoy
Light 1.22mm
Light+ 1.24mm
Medium 1.26mm
Medium+ 1.28mm
Heavy 1.30mm
Heavy+ 1.32mm
A-Alto Viol D-5 Gut/Silverplate
Light 0.86mm
Light+ 0.88mm
Medium 0.90mm
Medium+ 0.92mm
Heavy 0.94mm
Heavy+ 0.96mm
A-Alto Viol A-6 Gut/Silverplate
Light 1.12mm
Light+ 1.14mm
Medium 1.16mm
Medium+ 1.18mm
Heavy 1.20mm
Heavy+ 1.22mm

 

These A-Alto Viol gauges assume a string length of 48cm.

We have bundled together the most popular kinds of A-Alto Viol beef gut (bovine serosa) strings (48", 120cm) and offer them in a standard set for ease of ordering.

The set consists of:

The set comes with plain ends for the a-1, e-2, b-3, and G-4. The D-5 and A-6 come with a 3-D printed ball end by default, and there is an option to add ball ends to the other strings. 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.

See full details on Gamut Music's Return Policy, String Warranty, and Shipping Information.


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 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 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.