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Picture nr. 1 and 2 : Aquila Strings on the "Cannone" violin (Paganini's Guarnieri del Gesù) Picture nr. 3 : Detalil of the Gaetano Pugnani's portrait, Tourin 1754 (4th silver wound string, upper strings plain gut) Picture nr. 4 : Genoa 2002: Original Paganini gut strings (E .71 mm; A .91 mm; D 1.16 mm) Picture nr. 5 : Genoa 2002: Paganini's E string
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Calculated for a pitch standard of 415 Hz
Violin Historical (gauges developed according to actual historical sources)Vibrating string lenght: 32 cmsThe diameters suggested here were the rule for violin strings from the mid-18th to the end of the 19th century, as indicated by the substatial documentation of the time.
Especially the medium tension diameters correspond to those of the strings that belonged to Paganini (ca. 1840) which we measured in April 2000 and other sources.
We strongly suggest here the use of the half rectified gut strings HR: the surface of these strings is only partly rectified, imitating the manual polishing techique of the time. With this method the amount of fibers damaged by the abrasive action is noticeably reduced as compared with strings rectified with modern procedures. The advantages are: better stability against climatic changes, longer playing life and better acoustic performance.
The 4th string is made according to F. Galeazzi (Rome 1792) and Louis Spohr (1832).
* in alternative you can use the HT gut type
+ VAT - TVA - IVA
Viola Historical (gauges developed according to actual historical sources)Vibrating string lenght: 36 cmsSuggested diameters represent a mean value as inferred from historic sources from the 18th and 19th centuries. From those sources it is possible to ascertain that the viol was strung with the same strings as the violin, minus the E treble and plus an overspun bottom C.
We strongly suggest here the use of the half rectified gut strings HR: the surface of these strings is only partly rectified, imitating the manual polishing techique of the time.
With this method the amount of fibers damaged by the abrasive action is noticeably reduced as compared with strings rectified with modern procedures. The advantages are: better stability against climatic changes, longer playing life and better acoustic performance.
The 3rd and 4th strings are made according to F. Galeazzi (Rome 1792).
* in alternative you can use the HT gut type
+ VAT - TVA - IVA
Cello Historical (gauges developed according to actual historical sources)Vibrating string lenght: 68 cmsSuggested diameters represent a mean value as inferred from historic sources from the 17th and 18th centuries.
We strongly suggest here the use of the half rectified gut strings HR: the surface of these strings is only partly rectified, imitating the manual polishing techique of the time.
With this method the amount of fibers damaged by the abrasive action is noticeably reduced as compared with strings rectified with modern procedures. The advantages are: better stability against climatic changes, longer playing life and better acoustic performance.
The overspun 3rd and 4th strings are made according to common17th and 18th centuries string making criteria.
* in alternative you can use the HT gut type
+ VAT - TVA - IVA
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