We've put together a stringing chart for our EMS Heritage Lutes, Guitar and Theorbo. This chart can be used as a guide for other similar instruments, but we always recommend using a string calculator or getting advice from the maker.
Renaissance Lutes - Aquila Nylgut/Wound Strings:
Note | 6-Course | 7-Course | 8-Course | Unison | Octave |
g' | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42NG | - |
d' | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48NG | - |
a | 3 | 3 | 3 | 64NG | - |
f | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82NG / 88D | 40NG |
C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 108D | 52NG |
G | 6 | 6 | 6 | 150D | 70NG |
F | - | - | 7 | 165D | 79NG |
D | - | 7 | 8 | 200D | 94NG |
Baroque Guitar - Aquila Nylgut Strings:
Note | Unison | Octave |
e'' | 46NG | - |
b' | 58NG | - |
g' | 73NG | - |
d | 91NG | 42NG |
a' | 66NG | - |
EMS Theorbo – Aquila Nylgut/Wound/Nylgut Elastic Strings
String | Note | a415 | a440 |
1 | A3 | 58 NNG | 54 NNG |
2 | E3 | 76 NNG | 70 NNG |
3 | B3 | 50 NNG | 48 NNG |
4 | G3 | 64 NNG | 60 NNG |
5 | D3 | 82 NNG | 79 NNG |
6 | A2 | 108 D | 104 D |
7 | G2 | 68 NGE | 66 NGE |
8 | F♯2 | 73 NGE | 68 NGE |
9 | E2 | 76 NGE | 73 NGE |
10 | D2 | 85 NGE | 82 NGE |
11 | C2 | 94 NGE | 88 NGE |
12 | B1 | 100 NGE | 94 NGE |
13 | A1 | 112 NGE | 108 NGE |
14 | G1 | 128 NGE | 120 NGE |