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.
Contrabass String Set Gauges | |
Contrabass g-1 Lyon | |
Light | 2.00mm |
Light+ | 2.06mm |
Medium | 2.10mm |
Medium+ | 2.16mm |
Heavy | 2.20mm |
Heavy+ | 2.26mm |
Contrabass d-2 Pistoy | |
Light | 2.80mm |
Light+ | 2.86mm |
Medium | 2.90mm |
Medium+ | 2.96mm |
Heavy | 3.00mm |
Heavy+ | 3.06mm |
Contrabass A-3 Gut/Silverplate | |
Light | 2.52mm |
Light+ | 2.62mm |
Medium | 2.66mm |
Medium+ | 2.70mm |
Heavy | 2.74mm |
Heavy+ | 2.80mm |
Contrabass E-4 Gut/Silverplate | |
Light | 3.12mm |
Light+ | 3.18mm |
Medium | 3.22mm |
Medium+ | 3.28mm |
Heavy | 3.32mm |
Heavy+ | 3.36mm |
This is a set of beef serosa strings (80", 200cm) for the contrabass (double bass). We have bundled together the most popular kinds of strings and offer them in a standard set for ease of ordering. The set consists of:
- g-1 - Lyon Gut
- d-2 - Pistoy Gut
- A-3 - Gut/Silverplate-Wound
- E-4 - Gut/Silverplate-Wound
The set comes with plain ends, but for the g-1 and d-2 leather washers can be added for an additional charge. 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.
In order to secure the bass string in the tailpiece, Gamut Music has developed the use of a leather washer as a stop. A washer is an option you can choose if you do not want to tie a knot at the end of the string as a securing feature. Bass strings are quite thick and sometimes stiff, and tying a knot can be complex and inelegant. The leather washer is a reliable and secure solution to the problem of securing the string at the tailpiece.
Wound strings for the contrabass are warrantied for a period of six months from the date of shipping.
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