Viol & Violone Strings

Type: Silver plated close wound Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.BV6

Type: Plain gut Gauge: 0.56mm Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.DV1

Type: Varnished gut Length: 120cm Medium Gauge: 1.00mm Light Gauge: 0.97mm Heavy Gauge: 1.04mm Aquila's polished varnished gut strings merge the best of their knowledge of the 17th century string making traditions with modern methods aimed to improve stability to climate changes and string durability. These strings have a varnished surface. The varnish carefully chosen by Aquila ensures perfect compatibility with the elasticity of the gut, a perfect contact with the hairs of your bow, maximum protection to mechanical wear and increased stability in humidity changes.

TORO085 0.85mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - string length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Violin 2nd (heavy) Viola 1st (heavy) Tenor Viol 2nd (medium)

TORO064 0.64mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - string length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Violin 1st (heavy)

TORO056 0.56mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Violin 1st (light) Pardessus 2nd (heavy) Treble Viol 1st (medium)

Type: High Twist gut Gauge: 1.45mm Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.BV4

Type: Pure silver close wound Gauge (equivalent gut): 2.70mm Gauge (equivalent gut): 2.80mm Aquila's Code: 125F/126F Aquila conceived their pure silver close wound ( F ) strings with the aim of recovering the typical materials and proportions of the wound strings in use in the 18th and 19th century (round wires, no silk between the metal wire and the gut-core). These wound strings are rather different from modern strings, with methods produced using historical sources and by taking measurements from many original string fragments in museums.

TORO108 1.08mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Violin 3rd (medium) Viola 2nd (medium)

Type: Plain gut Gauge: 1.16mm Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.BV3

TORO066 0.66mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - string length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Tenor Viol 1st (heavy)

TORO094 0.94mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Bass Viol 2nd (medium)

Type: Varnished gut Length: 120cm Medium Gauge: 1.28mm Light Gauge: 1.24mm Heavy Gauge: 1.32mm Aquila's polished varnished gut strings merge the best of their knowledge of the 17th century string making traditions with modern methods aimed to improve stability to climate changes and string durability. These strings have a varnished surface. The varnish carefully chosen by Aquila ensures perfect compatibility with the elasticity of the gut, a perfect contact with the hairs of your bow, maximum protection to mechanical wear and increased stability in humidity changes.

Type: Silver plated close wound Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.TV5

Type: Pure silver close wound Length: 120cm Medium Gauge (equivalent gut): 1.50mm Heavy Gauge (equivalent gut): 1.60mm Aquila's Code: 101F/102F Aquila conceived their pure silver close wound ( F ) strings with the aim of recovering the typical materials and proportions of the wound strings in use in the 18th and 19th century (round wires, no silk between the metal wire and the gut-core). These wound strings are rather different from modern strings, with methods produced using historical sources and by taking measurements from many original string fragments in museums.

Type: Varnished gut Length: 120cm Medium Gauge: 1.16mm Light Gauge: 1.12mm Heavy Gauge: 1.20mm Aquila's polished varnished gut strings merge the best of their knowledge of the 17th century string making traditions with modern methods aimed to improve stability to climate changes and string durability. These strings have a varnished surface. The varnish carefully chosen by Aquila ensures perfect compatibility with the elasticity of the gut, a perfect contact with the hairs of your bow, maximum protection to mechanical wear and increased stability in humidity changes.

TORO155 1.55mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Cello 2nd (medium) Bass Viol 4th (medium)

Medium Gauge: 0.91mm Heavy Gauge: 0.94mm Kurschner’s plain gut strings are made from the best selected material, and the combination of their experience and highly developed processing methods ensures a gut string of consistent, high quality.

TORO070 0.70mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Bass Viol 1st (light)

Type: Plain gut Gauge: 0.76mm Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.TV2

TORO112 1.12mm varnished, ram gut string by Toro - string length 120cm. Suggested stringing: Violin 3rd (heavy) Viola 2nd (heavy) Tenor Viol 3rd (medium)

Type: Plain gut Gauge: 0.73mm Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.DV2

Medium Gauge: 0.68mm Heavy Gauge: 0.70mm Kurschner’s plain gut strings are made from the best selected material, and the combination of their experience and highly developed processing methods ensures a gut string of consistent, high quality.

Type: Plain gut Gauge: 1.00mm Length: 120cm Tension: Medium Code: EMS6.TV3