Viennese Bass E-5 Gut/Copper
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Viennese Bass E-5 Gut/Copper

Viennese Bass E-5 Gut/Copper-Wound

AcademieSKU: A455_V0
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Gauge: Light
Price:
$223.08 USD

Description

Viennese Bass E-5 Gut/Copper Gauges
Light 3.16mm
Medium 3.26mm
Heavy 3.34mm

 

    • String Length: Single-Length, 66.5"/169cm; Knot to Stocking, 54.5"/138cm; Stocking, 12"/30cm

    • String Type: Gut/Metal-Wound

    • String Material: Beef Gut/Copper Wire

    • String Options: None

    • Tuning Designation: a=415

Gamut Academie Gut/Copper-Wound strings feature a gut core with copper wire wound onto the gut in tandem with a thin silk layer between the core and the wire.

The end of the string that goes into the tailpiece comes with a stopping end washer.

The wire is left round so that you can feel the texture of the tops of the wire. The tone is quick and bright.

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Tuning Considerations
Gamut Academie Gut Viennese Bass 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.

Technical Considerations
Since the speed of sound is faster in copper than it is in silver, the copper wire lends a little brightness to the tone of these strings making the copper-wound string a good choice for an instrument that has a dark, lower register.

The effect of the silk underlayer is to increase the internal damping, giving the string a warmer tone. The addition of the underlayer also assists in stabilizing the string and increases its longevity.

Gamut Music warranties Contrabass gut/metal-wound strings for a period of 6 months from the date of shipping.

All Gamut string set prices are based off of the individual string prices; there is no penalty for ordering strings à la carte.

Further Reading
Contrabass / Violone / Viennese Bass
Early Music / Historically Informed Performance
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.