AQUILA - gut strings
beef or sheep gut strings - Aquila
diameters for pardessus, treble, tenor, bass, violin, viola, cello
gut strings by Aquila
made with first choice plain gut
varnished beef gut - HV
Smooth beef gut strings with varnished surface. The type of varnish AQUILA uses is the result of careful research to ensure perfect compatibility with the elasticity of the gut, excellent contact with the horsehair of the bow, maximum protection against mechanical wear and tear and fold and, finally, great stability at changes in humidity
unvarnished unsplit lamb gut - HU
The use of unsplit lamb gut, besides being closer to the historical reality of the string makers of the past, has also led to strings with unexpected superior acoustical and mechanical properties, as compared to those produced with gut strips. The HU type strings have a surface that has been smoothened only the minimum needed to guarantee that the string is not false; the string is then slightly oiled