HIGH TWIST PLAIN GUT STRINGS

INTRODUCTION
The origin of the employment of gut to make musical strings is lost in the mists of time. Through the centuries manufacturing techniques were gradually refined until they reached the perfection unanimously recognized as the trademark of Italian and French string makers in the 17th to 19th Centuries. The purpose of our work, supported by constant research and painstaking experimentation, is to offer natural gut strings produced by modem craftsmen working in the centuries old Italian string making tradition that has been passed on from one generation to the next. We endeavor to provide you with the very best results of our practice and aim to capture the magic of sound that only gut, of all materials, can achieve.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
Plain gut strings are the first choice for general use in high and mid registers. All strings more than 0.50 mm in diameter are exclusively high twist and undergo a specific processing to ensure maximum elasticity and the best acoustical performance, ease of attack and long playing life, as proven by many acoustical and wear-and-tear tests. Strings up to 1.65 mm in diameter are varnished in order to grant a longer playing life; on request we supply oiled or totally unthreaded strings, too. Strings more than 1.65 mm thick are normally oiled.

NOT ALL GUT STRINGS ARE ALIKE: THE DIFFERENCE IS MADE BY THE STRICT RESPECT TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOLLOWED FOR CENTURIES BY THE STRINGMAKING MASTERS.