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Aquila Strings
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Aquila Strings from Mimmo Peruffo in Italy  
Saraband Music is resuming imports of strings from Aquila. Plain gut, some Venice strings, nylgut and fretgut will be kept in stock as standard strings. Other strings may be ordered on request.
Types of strings available:  

HT: polished, oiled gut strings
HR: demi-rectified gut strings
V type: Venice roped gut strings
F/FD/A/AD: wound strings for bowed instruments. F and A are close wound; FD/FA are open wound.
C type: Loaded gut strings, suitable for bottom register bowed stringed instruments. The "loading" is metalling copper powder.
NG: nylgut, a plastic string which gives a similar result to gut
NGE: thick nylgut strings, 200cm long
D: copper wound on gut, strings for lute
DE: thicker copper wound on gut, varying lengths for plucked instruments
L: fret gut

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Pricing (ex GST. Aust. residents add 10%) Please use the following as a guide only. It is not exhaustive. More info coming soon.

Nylgut strings: (NG) suitable for lutes, theorboes, early guitars. NG38 - NG104 all $6.60

Length: 120cm
Currently IN STOCK

Please note that nylgut strings are delicate, particularly the thinner diameters, and care is needed in putting them on the instrument.

Wound nylgut strings: (D) (copper wound on nylgut), length 105cm. Longer strings available on special order. Number is same as gut equivalent string, ie. D073 = .73 gut

D073 - $9.35; D091 - $8.25; D097/D100 - $7.15; D104/108/112/116 - $6.30
D120-150 all $5.80; D155-195 all $6.60;
D200-240 all $6.30

Thick nylgut strings (NGE) are 200cm long, and are suitable for theorboes, harps and other plucked instruments requiring thick, long strings.

All NGE strings are $13.75, and gauges range from NGE.62 - NGE1.45.

Thick wound nylgut strings (DE) are 140cm long (standard length) and are suitable for the deeper bass strings of lutes, theorboes etc. Longer or shorter strings are available on special order

Gauges run from DE100 - DE250. Prices are $9.90 for the thinner DE strings, and $9.35 for the thicker.

Information on gut string prices coming soon

HT gut strings are IN STOCK

  

 

 
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