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Code
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Name
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Description
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A110_
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Violin e-1
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This is a double length, (48"), treble gut string 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.
The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A120_
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Violin a-2
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This is a double length, (48"), treble gut string 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.
The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A131_
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Violin d-3 Lyon
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This is a double length, (48"), Lyon gut string available with either 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A132_
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Violin d-3 Pistoy
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This is a double length, (48"), Pistoy gut string available with either 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A138_
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Violin d-3 Gimped
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This is a double length, (48"), Gimped gut string available with either 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A142_
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Violin G-4 Pistoy Gut
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This is a double length, (48"), plain gut violin G-4 string with the Pistoy
twist, for extra flexibility. It is intended for those players who wish to play
renaissance and early baroque performance practice and want the true gut tone.
The large diameter of the string may necessitate adjustment of the tailpiece
to allow the string a large enough hole to pass through.
It comes with a natural, hand-rubbed finish but it can be varnished for an
additional charge.
The ends of the string are plain, but the ends can be knotted for an
additional charge.
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A143_
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Violin G-4 Silver
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This is a single length gut core string with a sterling silver wire winding and a thin silk layer wound onto the core between the gut and wire. Because the wire is round, the surface of the wire is polished so that the string feels smooth. The tone is warm and full. The end of the string that goes into the tailpiece is knotted and there is a lop of gut on the end. This knot will hold the string in most historical tailpieces, but will slip through a modern tailpiece. If you want to use a wound gut string on a modern tailpiece, you should order from the Tricolore string catalog.
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A146_
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Violin G-4 Silver/Copper
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This is a single length gut core string with sterling silver and copper wires wound on to the gut in tandem, with a thin silk layer wound onto the core between the gut and wire. Because the wire is round, the surface of the wire is polished so that the string feels smooth. The end of the string that goes into the tailpiece is knotted and there is a lop of gut on the end. This knot will hold the string in most historical tailpieces, but will slip through a modern tailpiece. This combination of silver and copper wires is found on extant strings from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The copper makes the string s little brighter in tone than a plain silver string.
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A147_
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Violin G-4 Gimped Gut
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This is a double length, (48"), Gimped gut violin G-4
string with the Pistoy twist, for extra flexibility. It is intended for those
players who wish to play renaissance and early baroque performance practice and
want the true gut tone.
Gimped strings were first mentioned in an advertisement in the 1664 addition
of John Playford’s "Introduction to the Skill of Music". The exact historical
nature of these strings is not known, and the strings we produce are based on
the descriptions of gimped lace of the period.
The addition of wire into the gut gives extra density to the string so it can
be thinner than a plain gut string of the same weight. The gimped string, being
thinner and having some metal content, offers a brighter tone and quicker
response than a plain gut string of the same gauge density.
Two types of Gimped strings are made: Copper Gimps and Silver Gimps. Silver
wire, being heavier than copper, allows Silver Gimped string to be a little
thinner than the Copper Gimped string. This might be an advantage on shorter
string lengths where you would want a thinner string for better tonal
response.
The large diameter of the string may necessitate adjustment of the tailpiece
to allow the string a large enough hole to pass through.
It comes with a natural, hand-rubbed finish but it can be varnished for an
additional charge.
The ends of the string are plain, but the ends can be knotted for an
additional charge.
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A148_
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Violin G-4 Copper
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This is a single length gut core string wound with a copper wire , with a thin silk layer wound onto the core between the gut and wire. Because the wire is round, the surface of the wire is polished so that the string feels smooth. The end of the string that goes into the tailpiece is knotted and there is a lop of gut on the end. This knot will hold the string in most historical tailpieces, but will slip through a modern tailpiece. Copper wound strings were used in the late 18th and into the late 19th centuries.
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A149_
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Violin G-4 Copper
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This is a single length gut core string wound with a copper wire , with a thin silk layer wound onto the core between the gut and wire. Because the wire is round, the surface of the wire is polished so that the string feels smooth. The end of the string that goes into the tailpiece is knotted and there is a lop of gut on the end. This knot will hold the string in most historical tailpieces, but will slip through a modern tailpiece. Copper wound strings were used in the late 18th and into the late 19th centuries.
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A221_
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Viola d-2 Lyon
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This is a double length, (60"), Lyon gut string available with either 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A222_
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Viola d-2 Pistoy
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This is a double length, (60"), Pistoy gut string available with either 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A228_
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Viola d-2 Gimped
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This is a double length, (460"), Gimped gut string available with either 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 a $.50 additional charge for varnished strings.The string comes with plain, unknotted ends. Knots may be tied for you at an additional charge of $.50 per string.
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A232_
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Viola G-3 Pistoy Gut
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This is a single length, (48"), plain gut viola G-3 string with the Pistoy twist, for extra flexibility. It is intended for those players who wish to play renaissance and early baroque performance practice and want the true gut tone. The large diameter of the string may necessitate adjustment of the tailpiece to allow the string a large enough hole to pass through. It comes with a natural, hand-rubbed finish but it can be varnished for an additional charge. The ends of the string are plain, but the ends can be knotted for an additional charge.
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