Tricolore Violin e-1 Steel
Tricolore Violin e-1 Steel
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Tricolore Violin e-1 Steel

TricoloreSKU: C1192
4 reviews
Price:
$6.72 USD

Description

Tricolore strings are designed for modern performance practice at a=440.

This is a single-length (24", 60cm) steel violin e-1 string. It has a gauge of 0.25mm and is available with a loop-end only. The steel in this string is an old style type of low-carbon with a tin coating. This type of steel was widely used in the early 20th century for musical instruments and was sometimes referred to as “mandolin wire” because it has a softer, rounder tone than higher-carbon steel. The end of the string is wound with thread and wire so that it holds securely on the peg.

The Tricolore brand, used by many famous violin soloists, was one of the most well known violin strings made in the 20th century. Now, after many decades of being unavailable, we are pleased to offer these strings again. This string was developed by Ray Neiner at the Perfection Musical String Co. Brunswick, IN, just south of Chicago. The machines we use at Gamut Music to make the strings were purchased from the Perfection company, and in addition to the machines, we also received the formulations that Perfection used to make their strings, including the Tricolore brand. We have in our archives a copy of the Perfection workshop book that specifies the gauge of gut used for the cores, the size of the wires, length of the strings, and colors of the thread used for the stockings at the top and bottom of the strings. In addition to this practical information, we also received instruction for the special curing treatment that the gut cores went through before being wound and the specific techniques used in winding the wire onto the gut core. These strings are accurate replications of the ones that filled American concert halls with sound in the 20th century.

Notably, the Tricolore strings used by violinist virtuosos and many players interested in reproducing this historical tone consisted of:

    • e-1 - Goldbrokat - 0.25mm (Medium) gauge
    • a-2 - Treble Gut - 0.78mm (Medium) gauge
    • D-3 - Lyon Gut - 1.06mm (Medium) gauge
    • G-4 - Gut/Silver-Wound - 0.80mm (Medium) gauge

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.

 

Customer Reviews

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Michel E Samson
Always a favorite

Gamut Strings are a longtime favorite of mine. They are the best I have found anywhere and I have traveled a lot over the years. Dan Larson is a gifted maker and deserves our utmost support. The ordering/shipping process is easy and my strings always arrive in a timely fashion.

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Erik
Tricolore E String

My absolute favorite E string! Clear tone and balanced well with the other strings.

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Micheil Jones
Nice e-string!

Nice clean sound! Blends well with the heavy gauge set (wound gut G, wound gut D and plain gut a).

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Shopify
Great E string.

I do really like this E string though. It is sweeter and louder than I expected. The one main concern I have is that it seems not to settle as quickly as I am used to with steel strings. Also where as it is a great E string I do not feel it blends perfectly with the plain gut A. This could be due to the natural brightness of my violin or the fact that steel will never blend perfectly with gut. Either way I think it is the best fit for this set and I do not plan on changing it any time soon. I would recommend this string above the Goldbrokat.