Product Description
Table of Equal Tension Cello Gauges | ||||||
Light | Light+ | Medium | Medium+ | Heavy | Heavy+ | |
a-1 | 1.18mm | 1.20mm | 1.22mm | 1.24mm | 1.26mm | 1.28mm |
d-2 | 1.78mm | 1.80mm | 1.84mm | 1.86mm | 1.90mm | 1.92mm |
G-3 | 2.66mm | 2.70mm | 2.74mm | 2.80mm | 2.84mm | 2.88mm |
C-4 | 3.98mm | 4.06mm | 4.12mm | 4.18mm | 4.26mm | 4.32mm |
We have bundled together the most popular kinds of Equal Tension cello strings and offer them in a standard set for ease of ordering.
The set consists of:
- a-1 Lyon Gut
- d-2 Pistoy Gut
- G-3 Silver-Wound Gut
- C-4 Silver-Wound Gut
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. The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you, and leather washers added for an additional charge.
Instructions on how to tie a string knot are on the back of each package.
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Gamut Equal Tension Set
Decided to try an equal tension set of strings. The D string was awful. Replaced it with a Heavy Aquila D string and it balanced everything out. Though I’m not unhappy. String selection is a fickle endeavor.