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harp gut vs Aquila red synthetic strings
- Thread starter Kimchi
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Hello
Can't comment on harps gut, but since 10 months i have the Aquila reds on my 6 string tenor gamba (G/C/F/A/d/g). Before that, I had Kürschner gut strings. Coming from double bass and knowing how far away gut alternatives are from gut, no matter how gut like they are advertised, i have to say that the reds come pretty close. I think i would fail a blind test, if it wasn't for the rough surface of the reds. I really wish they could make those reds for double bass as well.
Tuning stability and tunability are superb.
Can't comment on harps gut, but since 10 months i have the Aquila reds on my 6 string tenor gamba (G/C/F/A/d/g). Before that, I had Kürschner gut strings. Coming from double bass and knowing how far away gut alternatives are from gut, no matter how gut like they are advertised, i have to say that the reds come pretty close. I think i would fail a blind test, if it wasn't for the rough surface of the reds. I really wish they could make those reds for double bass as well.
Tuning stability and tunability are superb.
i have several of the red strings but have not needed to install yet - i've got one for pardessus, treble viol, and bass viol.
reviews are mostly the same, they're very good and much better than previous choices.
one thing I think is important to note is the strings are a new formula recently (months? perhaps one year?) and if you tried them years ago and were dissatisfied there's a chance you'd like them now.
one alternative for breaking strings that worked for me was (for bass viol D1) the string Gamut sells as a "piccolo cello E." It's wound a particular way to be more durable, and it worked well for me.
i'll likely install a red string this summer if my D1 breaks, and would record it. would be easy to compare with recordings of my viol with other strings.
reviews are mostly the same, they're very good and much better than previous choices.
one thing I think is important to note is the strings are a new formula recently (months? perhaps one year?) and if you tried them years ago and were dissatisfied there's a chance you'd like them now.
one alternative for breaking strings that worked for me was (for bass viol D1) the string Gamut sells as a "piccolo cello E." It's wound a particular way to be more durable, and it worked well for me.
i'll likely install a red string this summer if my D1 breaks, and would record it. would be easy to compare with recordings of my viol with other strings.
