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Tricolore Violin a-2 Gut/Aluminum-Wound

Tricolore

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SKU:
C124_
$25.05
Width:
4.00 (in)
Height:
4.00 (in)
Depth:
0.10 (in)
Shipping:
Calculated at Checkout
$25.05

Description

Table of Tricolore Violin Gauges
  Light Medium Heavy
a-2 Gut/Aluminum .68mm .70mm .72mm

 

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

This is a single-length (24", 60cm) violin string with a beef gut core and aluminum wire winding. The gut core has been carefully seasoned and then wound with aluminum wire in the tradition of the Perfection Musical String Co.

One update we have made to the original string design is the addition of a 3-D printed ball end on each string. Modern tailpieces are made with wider string slots than those of the early 20th century and a gut knot is no longer big enough to hold the string in place. The ball end will keep the string from pulling through the tailpiece.

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 - 0.26mm (Medium) gauge
  • a-2 - Treble Gut - 0.78mm (Medium) gauge
  • D-3 - Lyon Gut - 1.06mm (Medium) gauge
  • G-4 - Gut/Sterling Silver - 0.80mm (Medium) gauge

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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 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 directly: support@gamutmusic.com.

Extra Information

Brand:
Tricolore
Width:
4.00 (in)
Height:
4.00 (in)
Depth:
0.10 (in)

    7 Reviews

  • Posted by Michael Evans on Jan 7th 2023

    4

    TRICOLORE VIOLIN A-2 GUT/ALUMINUM-WOUND

    These are great strings. Bright, big silky tone on my fiddle. The four star rating is because I find it hard to play double stops as well on this string as I do another maker.

  • Posted by Michel Samson on Apr 7th 2022

    5

    Always a favorite

    No better strings than tricolor

  • Posted by Michel E Samson on Dec 17th 2021

    5

    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.

  • Posted by Erik Stillabower on May 1st 2020

    5

    Wound Tricolore A string

    This is the first time Ive tried the Gamut wound A. It sounds great even when I tune it down to G for fiddle tunes!

  • Posted by Dita Breebaart on Nov 17th 2019

    4

    Very nice sound

    I have one problem. The aluminum winding is already damaged behind the nut (after one week and I did'nt tune higher than 440). I have made a picture of the damage.

  • Posted by Joseph Youssef on Dec 25th 2018

    4

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    Very nice and pure sound, but not enough overtones and strength as the G & D. However, I’ll still buy it again

  • Posted by Michael Snow on Jan 24th 2017

    5

    Best strings ever

    I started using Tricolore a few years ago, after having used Pirastro Passione for a while, as well as having tried other gut strings (including some from Gamut). I was wary of using an all-gut string based on my experience with other gut strings, for several reasons, but these strings are superb. All the tone you would want, plus really good stability, easy playability all the way up the neck, and a singing tone that is wonderful. The wound A Tricolore string was unavailable for quite a while, and I fortunately had a few stockpiled to get me through. The singing quality is so wonderful, much better than the Passione, which had been the best combination of tone and stability I had found until I discovered Tricolore. I'm glad these are back in stock. I use the heavy gauge version, and get a wonderful thick sound from it, a perfect match for my Guarneri-style violin.