Description
Gamut Academie Gut Contrabass 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 Gut String Set Gauges |
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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 gut (bovine 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 for the g-1 and d-2. The A-3 and E-4 come with washers by default, and there is an option to add washers to the other strings for an additional charge. In order to secure the bass string in the tailpiece, Gamut Music has developed the use of a 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 stopping end washer is a reliable solution to the problem of securing the string at the tailpiece. 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.
Wound strings for the contrabass are warrantied for a period of six months from the date of shipping.
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