- UKULELE STRINGS -- All our strings are entirely hand-made -
http://www.barlumen.com/ukeit/ukeit-in-english.htm
Please, before to place orders give a look here:
TO ALL OUR US- CUSTOMERS: ALL PRICES ARE LOWERED OF THE 18%
Nylgut anniversary 1997-2007:
Aquila souvenirs??
give a
look here
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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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New: 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):
EUR 10.50
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UKULELE METHOD, SAN FRANCISCO 1914
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-Nylgut Ukulele Strings -
- SOPRANO REGULAR TUNING, Key of C (all Nylgut® strings):
EUR 6.80 Eur 4.65 (Only for U. S. Customers)
- SOPRANO LOW-G TUNING, key of C (1 wound string):
EUR
7.20
Eur 4.92 (Only for U. S. Customers)
New! - SOPRANO FIFTHS TUNING E, A, D, G like mandolin, (1x G wound string):
EUR
7.20
Eur 4.92 (Only for U. S. Customers)
Single packaged 4th G Soprano wound string: Eur 2.30 1.57 (Only for U.S. Customers)
- CONCERT REGULAR TUNING, Key of C:
EUR 6.80 EUR 4.65 (Only for U. S. Customers)
- CONCERT LOW-G TUNING, key of C (1 wound string):
EUR
7.20
EUR 4.92 (Only for U. S. Customers)
New! - CONCERTO FIFTHS TUNING A, D, G, C like viola da braccio, (2 wound string):
EUR
7.60
Eur 5.19 (Only for U. S. Customers)
Single packaged 4th
Concerto wound
string: Eur 2.30 1.57 (Only for U.S.
Customers)
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- TENOR EBGD, High D Tuning (1 wound string):
EUR
7.20
Eur 4.92 (Only for U. S. Customers)
New! Single packaged 3rd G Tenor
EBGD
wound string: Eur 2.30 1.57 (Only for
U.S.
Customers)
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- TENOR REGULAR TUNING, Key of C (all Nylgut® strings):
EUR 6.80 Eur 4.65 (Only for U. S. Customers)
- TENOR REGULAR TUNING, key of C (1 wound
string):
EUR
7.20
Eur 4.92 (Only for U. S.
New! Single packaged 3rd C Tenor wound string:
Eur 2,30 1.57 (Only for U.S.
- TENOR LOW-G TUNING, key of C (1 wound
string):
EUR 7.20 Eur 4.92 (Only for U. S. Customers)
New! - TENOR LOW-G TUNING, key of C (2 wound
string):
EUR 7.60 Eur 5.19 (Only for U. S. Customers)
New! - TENOR FIFTHS TUNING A, D, G, C like viola da braccio , (2 wound string):
EUR
7.60
Eur 5.19 (Only for U. S. Customers)
Single packaged 3rd & 4th G Tenor wound string: Eur 2.40 1.64 (Only for U.S. Customers)
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- TENOR 6 strings, Key of C, 1 wound string
(LILI'U):
EUR 8.80
Eur 6.00 (Only for U. S.
New!
Single packaged 1st A Tenor 6 str. wound string:
Eur 2,40 1.64 (Only for U.S.
- TENOR 8 strings, Key of C, 1 wound string
(LILI'U):
EUR 9.80
Eur 6.70 (Only for U. S.
New! Single packaged 4th G Tenor 8 str. wound string:
Eur 2,40 1.64 (Only for U.S.
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- BARITONE 4 strings, AECG Tuning (all
Nylgut® strings):
EUR 6.80
Eur 4.65 (Only for U. S.
- BARITONE 4 strings, EBGD Tuning, 2 wound
strings, key of G:
EUR 7.90
Eur 5.40 (Only for U. S.
New! Single packaged 3rd &
4th G, D
Baritone wound string: Eur 2,50 each single string
1.70
(Only for U.S.
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- BARITONE 6 strings (2 wound strings):
EUR 11.00
Eur 7.52 (Only for U. S.
New! Single packaged 3rd & 4th G, D, Baritone 6
str.
wound string: Eur 2,50 each single string
1.70 (Only for U.S. Customers)
- BARITONE 8 strings (2 wound strings):
EUR 13.60
Eur 9.29 (Only for U. S. Customers)
New! Single packaged 3rd &
4th G,
D, Baritone 6 str. wound string: Eur
2,50 1.70 (Only for U.S. Customers)
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- BANJO UKULELE 4 strings, Key of
"C" or "D":
EUR
7.60
Eur 5.19 Only for U. S. Customers)
New! Single packaged 3rd Banjo uke wound string:
Eur
2,50 1.70 (Only for U.S. Customers)
+
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.
...and now hear David here: Don't Tell Mama (769 KB); Chime Bells (831 KB); Blue Horizon (773 KB)
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