Bass Viol Six String Set
Roll over image to zoom in Click on image to zoom
Bass Viol Six String Set

Bass Viol Six String Set

AcademieSKU: AS50_
No reviews
Price:
$297.04 USD

Description

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 Six String Set Gauges
Bass Viol d-1 Gut
Light 0.70mm
Light+ 0.72mm
Medium 0.74mm
Medium+ 0.76mm
Heavy 0.78mm
Heavy+ 0.80mm
Bass Viol a-2 Gut
Light 0.92mm
Light+ 0.94mm
Medium 0.96mm
Medium+ 0.98mm
Heavy 1.00mm
Heavy+ 1.02mm
Bass Viol e-3 Lyon
Light 1.22mm
Light+ 1.24mm
Medium 1.26mm
Medium+ 1.28mm
Heavy 1.30mm
Heavy+ 1.32mm
Bass Viol C-4 Pistoy
Light 1.46mm
Light+ 1.48mm
Medium 1.50mm
Medium+ 1.52mm
Heavy 1.54mm
Heavy+ 1.56mm
Bass Viol G-5 Gut/Silverplate
Light 1.18mm
Light+ 1.20mm
Medium 1.22mm
Medium+ 1.24mm
Heavy 1.26mm
Heavy+ 1.28mm
Bass Viol D-6 Gut/Silverplate
Light 1.52mm
Light+ 1.54mm
Medium 1.56mm
Medium+ 1.58mm
Heavy 1.60mm
Heavy+ 1.62mm

 

We have bundled together the most popular kinds of beef serosa Bass Viol 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 d-1, a-2, e-3, and C-4. The G-5 and D-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.

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.