Name: Bass Viol d-1 Gut
Brand: Academie
SKU: A51B
Price: 21.58 USD
Availability: InStock

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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.

Bass Viol d-1 Gut Gauges
Light	0.70mm
Light+	0.72mm
Medium	0.74mm
Medium+	0.76mm
Heavy	0.78mm
Heavy+	0.80mm

This is a single-length (48", 120cm) treble gut string made with beef serosa available with either a natural or varnish finish. This gut string is available only in the natural color which varies from white to a pale straw hue.

The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. A 3-D printed ball end may be added for an additional charge. 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.

Beef serosa 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 is processed to be a little harder than other kinds of gut, and it also has a lower twist of about 15 degrees to increase the strength.

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.

Bass Viol D-1 gut, varnished

I haven't put the new string on yet, but I bought it specifically because the varnished string it will replace lasted so long. I have recommended to several students that they buy varnished top strings .

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I love that you offer custom weights for different instruments!

Gamut gut strings

Ordered this one to replace one I took from my inventory of spare strings. The 'old' string had been in the wings for almost 5 years, in its bag which was stored in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment. I installed the 'old' string on my instrument, and it sounds terrific. I anticipate that if this new string waits 5 years eventually to be used, it will also be in fine shape. I've always had excellent luck with strings from this maker.

Best D string possible

Just wanted to say that the D string (along with the other Gamut strings I use) is an incredible string. I'm not only impressed with the sound quality, which is fantastic, but also the durability. I am getting almost 50% longer life with this Gamut string than with other brands.

Bass Viol d-1 Gut

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Bass Viol d-1 Gut

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