Ukulele strings

- UKULELE STRINGS -

- All our strings are entirely hand-made -

Minimum order
25 euros (VAT non included)

Advice: for orders less of 25 Euro contact our on- line shop

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BULK- NYLGUT* STRINGS FOR UKULELE FACTORIES

(NOTICE: ORDERS MUST BE NOT LESS OF 2,000 STRINGS PER SINGLE ORDER)

Nylgut bulk strings This is our exstrusor machine (capacity: 10Kg/hour of Nylgut strings)

* International Mark - (888261) NYLGUT

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INTRODUCTION

Until the mid-20th century Ukuleles were mounted exclusively in gut, a material that had been used for thousand of years and that combines excellent promptness of attack with brilliance of timbre - very different, in other words, from modern nylon strings. And until recently the typical sound quality of gut has been a constant point of reference for luthiers, composers and performers alike.
A fundamental aim of our research has therefore been to make a new synthetic product having the same acoustic properties as gut - but without its typical defects - (high cost, limited duration and high instability under varying climatic). Nylgut® has precisely these qualities: allowing one, on the one hand, to rediscover the sonorities familiar to the great 19th and 20th century Uke masters; and guaranteeing, on the other, a stability of tuning higher even than that of the best gut and nylon strings.

Please notice!
Just like gut, Nylgut® is liable to suffer from cutting edges. Before stringing the instrument do make sure the nut and bridge are free from sharp edges and the nut grooves not too deep and perfectly smooth.
You can get rid of sharp edges with very fine grit sandpaper (600, for example) or the finest steelwool (000).

-The best sound quality develops when the strings have completely set, which may ordinarily take sometime. To achieve a stable intonation in just a few minutes you can repeatedly pinch each string at midlength with your fingers, pull it decidedly sideways and tune it up again. Stop when the string does not pull out of tune anymore.

How to stretch Nylguts:

To learn more about Nylgut:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Himawari/9169/genkonjaku3_E.html

      this is the black nylon sound ... (418 KB)
                                                       ...and this is the Nylgut sound (321 KB)!

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Genuine gut uke strings!

For centuries, all natural gut strings were the only choice available to musicians. With modern production capabilities and the advent of nylon/plastic, came a longer lasting, more consistent string that was also more impervious to climate and humidity changes; HOWEVER, as it is with many modern "improvements" something was lost. The feel and action of true gut strings can't be matched. And to some, the authentic, traditional tone produced by gut strings can't be replaced either.

Made from multiple strands of real animal (not cat) intestines, gut strings are the result of a slow, painstaking process that requires a relentless attention to detail. We at Aquila pursues the ways of Italy's past to bring us the finest gut strings available today. These strings also make an excellent choice for your vintage instruments.

-SOPRANO REGULAR TUNING, Key of C (all gut strings) GCEA

EUR 12.80

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-Nylgut® Ukulele Strings -

Soprano Sets

- SOPRANO REGULAR TUNING, Key of D (all Nylgut® strings) ADF#B

EUR 6.80

- SOPRANO LOW-G TUNING, key of D (1 wound string) ADF#B

EUR 7.20

- SOPRANO REGULAR TUNING, Key of C (all Nylgut® strings) GCEA

EUR 6.80

- SOPRANO LOW-G TUNING, key of C (1 wound string) GCEA

EUR 7.20

Different Soprano Sets

- SOPRANO FIFTHS TUNING GDAE like mandolin, (1x G wound string):

EUR 7.20

Single packaged 4th Soprano wound G string: Eur 2.30

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Concert Sets

- CONCERT REGULAR TUNING, Key of C (all Nylgut® strings) GCEA

EUR 6.80

- CONCERT LOW-G TUNING, key of C (1 wound string) GCEA

EUR 7.20

-CONCERT LOW-G TUNING, key of C (2 wound string) GCEA

EUR 7.90

Different Concert Sets

- CONCERTO FIFTHS TUNING CGDA like viola da braccio, (2 wound string)

EUR 7.90

Single packaged 4th or 3rd Concerto wound strings: Eur 2.30

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Tenor Sets

- TENOR REGULAR TUNING, Key of C (all Nylgut® strings) GCEA

EUR 6.80

- TENOR REGULAR TUNING, key of C (1 wound string) GCEA

EUR 7.20

- TENOR LOW-G TUNING, key of C (1 wound string) GCEA

EUR 7.20

- TENOR LOW-G TUNING, key of C (2 wound string) GCEA

EUR 7.60

Single packaged 3rd or 4th G Tenor wound string: Eur 2.40

Different Tenor Sets

- TENOR FIFTHS TUNING CGDA like viola da braccio , (2 wound string)

EUR 7.90

Single packaged 3rd or 4th G Tenor wound string: Eur 2.40

- TENOR High D Tuning (1 wound string) DGBE

EUR 7.20

Single packaged 3rd Tenor DGBE- G wound string: Eur 2.30

- TENOR 6 strings, Key of C, 1 wound string (LILI'U) GCEA

EUR 8.80

Single packaged 1st A Tenor 6 str. wound string: Eur 2,40

- TENOR 8 strings, Key of C, 1 wound string (LILI'U) GCEA

EUR 9.80

Single packaged 4th G Tenor 8 str. wound string: Eur 2,40

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Baritone Sets

- BARITONE 4 strings, GCEA Tuning (all Nylgut® strings)

EUR 6.80

- BARITONE 4 strings, DGBE Tuning, 2 wound strings, key of G

EUR 7.90

Single packaged 3rd & 4th G, D Baritone wound string: Eur 2,50 each single string

Different Baritone Sets

- BARITONE 6 strings (2 wound strings) DGBE

EUR 11.00

Single packaged 3rd & 4th G, D, Baritone 6 str. wound string: Eur 2,50 each single string

- BARITONE 8 strings (2 wound strings) DGBE

         EUR       13.60
Single packaged 3rd & 4th G, D, Baritone 6 str. wound string: Eur 2,50

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Banjo Ukulele sets

- BANJO UKULELE, Key of "C" (all Nylgut® strings) GCEA

EUR 6.80

- BANJO UKULELE, Key of "C" (1 wound C string) GCEA

EUR 7.60

- BANJO UKULELE gut strings, Key of "C" (all genuine gut strings!) GCEA

EUR 12.00

Single packaged 3rd Banjo uke wound string: Eur 2,50

+ IVA - VAT - TVA - (except for non-EU customers)

Our ukulele sets are all made from utterly innovative materials, discovered and perfected at our laboratories after a long period of research and testing carried out on the newest synthetic discoveries of high technology.

Ukulele gauges/tensions

Instrument 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Soprano reg	.60 mm, 3.7 Kg		.73 mm, 3.2 Kg	.91 mm, 3.0 Kg	.65 mm, 3.4 Kg
Soprano low G	.60 mm, 3.7 Kg		.73 mm, 3.2 Kg	.91 mm, 3.0 Kg	wound, 3.4 Kg
Concerto reg	.62 mm, 4.1 Kg		.77 mm, 3.5 Kg	.95 mm, 3.3 Kg	.67 mm, 3.7 Kg
Concerto low G	.62 mm, 4.1 Kg		.77 mm, 3.5 Kg	.95 mm, 3.3 Kg	wound, 3.6 Kg
Tenor all nylgut, high g	.67 mm, 6.7 Kg		.84 mm, 5.9 Kg	1.00 mm, 5.3Kg	.73 mm, 6.3 Kg
Tenor low G	.67 mm, 6.7 Kg		.84 mm, 5.9 Kg	1.00mm, 5.3Kg	wound, 6.2 Kg
Tenor 1 wound high G	.67 mm, 6.7 Kg		.84 mm, 5.9 Kg	wound, 5.2 Kg	.73 mm, 6.3 Kg
Tenor EBGD	.84 mm, 5.9 Kg		1.04mm, 5.1Kg	wound, 4.9 Kg	.92mm, 5.6 Kg
Tenor 6 strings	.62 mm, 4.1 Kg wound , 4.1Kg		.77mm, 3.8 Kg	.50 mm, 3.7 Kg .95 mm, 3.6 Kg	.67 mm, 4.0 Kg
Tenor 8 strings	.62 mm, 4.1 Kg .62 mm, “ “		.77 mm, 3.8 Kg .77 mm, “ “	.50 mm, 3.7 Kg .95 mm, 3.6 Kg	.67 mm, 4.0 Kg wound, 4.0 Kg
Baritone DGBE	.67mm,	5.3 Kg	.84 mm, 4.7 Kg	wound, 4.6 Kg	wound, 4.4 Kg
Baritone GCEA	.62 mm, 4.4 Kg		.77 mm, 3.8 Kg	.95 mm, 3.6 Kg	.67 mm, 4.1 Kg
Baritone 6 strings	.67 mm, 5.3 Kg .67 mm, “ “		.84 mm, 4.7 Kg	.62 mm, 6.4 Kg wound, 4.6 Kg	Wound, 4.4 Kg
Baritone 8 strings	.67 mm, 5.3 Kg .67 mm, “ “		.85 mm, 4.7 Kg .85 mm, 4.7 Kg	.62 mm, 6.4 Kg wound, 4.6 Kg	.79 mm, 5.6 Kg wound. 5.5 Kg
Banjo uke GCEA	.62 mm, 4.1 Kg		.77 mm, 3.8 Kg	wound, 3.6 Kg	.67 mm, 4.0 Kg

For calculations:

Soprano=13 5/8 scale

Concerto= 14 ¾ scale

Tenors= 17 scale

Baritones= 20 1/8 scale

Banjo uke= 17 scale

a-pitch = 440 Hz

tension= in Kg

Nylgut density= 1.3 gr/cm³

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