Diapason Gut String 1.04mm
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Diapason Gut String 1.04mm

Diapason Gut 1.04mm

Custom GaugeSKU: D104
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String Varnish: No Varnish
Price:
$79.59 USD

Description

    • String Length: Diapason-Length, 96"/240cm

    • String Type: Treble Gut / Lyon Gut

    • String Material: Beef Gut

    • String Options: Varnish

    • Tuning Designation: Any

Gamut Academie Diapason Gut strings are made for special use on instruments like archlutes, theorbos, lautenwercks, and harpsichords.

The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. 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.

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Technical Considerations
Diapason strings have a higher degree of twist because these strings are not intended to have a lot of tension put on them, as would be the case for Treble gut. Gauges from 0.50mm to 1.00mm correspond to our Treble gut strings except they are of medium to high single-twist construction. The gauges from 1.02mm to 2.00mm correspond to our Lyon gut strings. Diapason gut is processed to be flexible and responsive.

Further Reading
Historical String-Making
Care and Cleaning of Gut Strings
String Calculator

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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 gut/metal-wound 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.