Academie Gut Violin Strings
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Academie Gut Violin Strings

Violin Gut String Set

AcademieSKU: AS100
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Gauge: Light
3-D Printed Ball Ends: No Ball Ends
String Varnish: No Varnish
Price:
$161.70 USD

Description

Violin Gut String Set Gauges
Violin e-1 Gut
Light 0.52mm
Light+ 0.54mm
Medium 0.56mm
Medium+ 0.58mm
Heavy 0.60mm
Heavy+ 0.62mm
Violin a-2 Gut
Light 0.72mm
Light+ 0.74mm
Medium 0.76mm
Medium+ 0.78mm
Heavy 0.80mm
Heavy+ 0.82mm
Violin D-3 Pistoy
Light 1.00mm
Light+ 1.02mm
Medium 1.04mm
Medium+ 1.06mm
Heavy 1.08mm
Heavy+ 1.10mm
Violin G-4 Gut/Silver
Light 0.80mm
Light+ 0.82mm
Medium 0.84mm
Medium+ 0.86mm
Heavy 0.88mm
Heavy+ 0.90mm

 

    • Violin e-1: Treble Gut / Double-Length, 48"/120cm

    • Violin a-2: Treble Gut / Double-Length, 48"/120cm

    • Violin D-3: Pistoy Gut / Single-Length, 24"/60cm

    • Violin G-4: Gut/Silver-Wound / Single-Length, 20"/51cm; Knot to Stocking, 15.75"/40cm; Stocking, 4.75"/12cm

    • String Material: Beef Gut, Silver Wire

    • String Options: Ball Ends, Varnish

    • Tuning Designation: a=415

Plain gut strings come with unknotted ends. 3-D Printed Ball Ends may be added for an additional charge. Instructions on how to tie a string knot are on the back of each package. Gut/metal-wound strings come with a 3-D Printed Ball End.

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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Tuning Considerations
Gamut Academie Gut Violin 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
Treble Gut is processed to be a little harder than the other kinds of gut. The string also has a lower twist of about 15 degrees. This construction gives it the strength and resistance it needs to stand the strain in the treble register. The color ranges from clear white to opaque yellow.

Pistoy Gut strings are made of three strands of gut twisted in one direction, and then the three combined together by twisting in the other direction in rope fashion. The results is a very flexible string with a quick response and a full, round sound. The color ranges from clear white on thinner strings to opaque yellow on thicker strings.

Gut/Silver-Wound strings feature a gut core with sterling silver wire wound onto the gut in tandem with a thin silk layer between the core and the wire. Because the wire is round, the surface of the wire is polished so that the string has a smooth, "half-wound" feel. The tone is warm and full.

These are our standard recommended gauges for this instrument. For gauges outside of this range, see our Custom Gauged Strings section.

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
Violin (Baroque, Classical)
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.