NYLGUT UKULELE STRINGS

INTRODUCTION
The development of a new synthetic material that can imitate the acoustical characteristics of gut but without the typical defects such as high cost, short string life, and severe instability to changes of climate, has always been a fundamental goal of Aquila's research. Nylgut is the result. Nylgut's formula is protected by U.S. and International patents.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
Nylgut has a specific density and acoustical qualities nearly identical to that of gut, and is the first truly successful synthetic version of the natural product.

Other strong points of Nylgut are its elevated resistance to wear under tension-greater than that of gut-but even more important is its extraordinary immunity to changes of climate, considerably better than that of Nylon and thereby ensuring a superior stability of tuning under normal conditions.

NYLGUT FOR UKULELES

Nylgut strings are quickly becoming the choice of ukulele players worldwide. I have received many positive comments about them, and people have told me that their instruments have been transformed by Nylgut strings. I am very happy to be able to offer strings that make such a profound improvement in the ukulele sound. The Nylgut strings for ukuleles are highly polished to a smooth surface.

Visit this very interesting site to see the sonic tests that confirm Nylgut as the synthetic successor to gut strings. sonic tests

AQUILA USA DOES NOT SELL UKULELE, BANJO, CLASSICAL GUITAR, CUATRO, CHARANGO, TIMPLE CANARIO, OR OUD STRINGS AT THE RETAIL LEVEL.

WHOLESALE DEALER INQUIRIES ARE WELCOME. EMAIL US FOR MORE INFORMATION. AQUILA USA IS YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR THE COMPLETE RANGE OF AQUILA STRING SETS.

PLEASE SHOP LOCALLY WITH THE RETAILERS LISTED BELOW. THEY ARE ALL GREAT PEOPLE TO DO BUSINESS WITH. IF YOU SEE A HIGHLIGHTED NAME, CLICK IT AND GO TO THE RETAILER'S WEBSITE

WE WELCOME NEW DEALERS FOR AUGUST, 2010. SCROLL DOWN TO THEIR STATE TO LOOK AT WEBSITE AND ADDRESS. STOP BY AND SAY HELLO IF YOU ARE NEAR ONE OF THEM:

The String Shoppe in Buffalo, NY
Mr Music in Allstone, MA
Double D Music in McMinnville, OR
Bob's Ukuleles in Honolulu, HI
New York String Service in Brooklyn, NY
Cripple Creek Music Co in Ashland, OR
Petrucelly's Music in Spokane, WA
Burt's Music in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hot Licks Guitars in Aiea, HI
The Good Stuff Guitar Shop in Martinez, CA
Honolulu Nuts Co in Waimanalo, HI
Smakula Fretted Instruments in Elkins, WV
Hugo Helmer Music in Burlington, WA
Ted Brown Music in Tacoma, WA
Hawaii Music Supply in Wahiawa, HI
Danny's Guitar Shop in Narberth, PA
The Music Store in Mesa, AZ
Apple Music in Portland, OR
Surf's Up Music in Lincoln City, OR
Mim's Ukes in Charlotte, NC
Danville Music in Danville, CA
Wild Child Products in Kansas City, MO
The Fretted Frog in Los Angeles, CA
Northern Kingdom Music in Rockport, ME
Saratoga Guitar in Saratoga Springs, NY
Northwest Guitars in Bellevue, WA
O'Brien's Music in St. John's, Newfoundland

Please note: If you have questions or problems with ukulele strings you purchased, please contact the dealer you purchased them from.

UKULELE MAKERS

NATIONAL RESO-PHONIC GUITARS
871 Via Esteban Unit C
San luis Obispo, CA 93401

BLUE MAUI UKULELES
255 Hoohale Pl.
Kihei, Hi. 96753
808-879-8994
email@bluemaui

HINANO UKULELE CO.
P.O.BOX 483
HALEIWA, HI. 96712

OCEANA UKULELES
3598 Nokomis Rd SE
Port Orchard WA 98366

UKULELE TEACHERS

SUKEY JUMP MUSIC
Los Angeles, CA

AQUILA STRING DEALERS

ALABAMA

Homewood Musical Instrument Company
3027 Central Ave.
Birmingham, AL 35209-2507

ALASKA

Petr's Violin Shop, Inc.
1408 Hyder St. Suite B
Anchorage, AK 99501

ARIZONA

The Music Store
2630 W. Baseline Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85202

Acoustic Vibes Music
2070 E. Southern Ave.
Tempe AZ 85282

CALIFORNIA

Starving Musician
2474 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704

Folk Music Center
220 Yale Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 624-2928

DANVILLE MUSIC
3 Railroad Ave.
Danville, CA 94526
925-743-0898
email inquiries

Turtle Beach
1693 W. Artesia Blvd
Gardena CA 90248
310-817-5727

OHANA MUSIC
ukuleles and strings
626-922-2848
email inquiries

The Fretted Frog
1200 N. Alvarado St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
email inquiries

The Good Stuff Guitar Shop
511 Main St.
Martinez, CA 94553
925-228-2500
email inquiries

Henson's Music Center
301 South A St.
Oxnard, CA 93030

Kline Music
2200 Sutterville Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95822
(916)456-8742

Exploring Music
814 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 831-2500

Blackbird Music
4324 25th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Ukulele Jams
288 Tradewinds Dr #3
San Jose CA 95123

Ukulele Source
632 Plaza Invierno
San Jose, CA 95111-3835

Shade Tree Fretted Instrument Repair
27134 B Paseo Espada #224
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

More Music
512 Front St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Santa Cruz Guitar Company
151C Harvey West Blvd.
Santa Cruz, CA 95061

COLORADO

Tejon Street Music
330 North Tejon.
Colorado Springs CO 80903

FLORIDA

Hoggtowne Music
5200 NW 43rd St. Ste. 501
Gainesville, FL 32606
(352) 271-4772 phone
(352) 271-4770 fax
facebook: hoggtowne music

GEORGIA

Gorilla Guitars
1038 Broadway
Columbus, GA 31901

Banjo.com
1148 JVL Court Suite 170
Marietta, GA 30066

HAWAII

Hot Licks Guitars
98-023 HEKAHA ST #2G
Aiea, HI 96701

Bob's Ukulele
2552 KALAKAUA AVE #101
HONOLULU, HI 96815

Bounty Music
111 Hana Hwy.#105
Kahului HI 96732
Maui Store: 808-871-1141
email inquiries

Kauai Music and Sound
4-991 Kuhio Hwy
Kapaa, HI 96747

Lahaina Music
910 Honoapiilani Hwy. #9
West Maui Center
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 96761

Just Ukes
79-7412A Mamalahoa Hwy
Kealakekua, Hi 96750
ph 808-322-0808

Hawaii Music Supply
70 Kukui St. Suite A
Wahiawa, HI 96786

The Jewel Masters Inc.
85-847 Farrington Hwy.
Waianae, Hawaii 96792-2440

Honolulu Nuts Co
41-1537 Kalanianole Hwy
Waimanalo, HI 96795

IDAHO

Burt's Music
1123 E. Sherman Ave.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814

IOWA

Griggs Music
3849 Brady St
Davenport, IA. 52806

ILLINOIS

Hix Brothers Music
4315 Westbrook Dr
Aurora, IL 60504

Old Town School Music Store
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 751-3339

Andy's Music
2300 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618

The Player's Bench
87 N. Williams St.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Chicago Celloworks
strings for violin family
1406 Greenleaf Street
Evanston, IL 60202

The Guitar Works, Ltd.
709 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202

Hogeye Music
1920 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201

KANSAS

Spencer's Music Room
134B S. Clairborne Rd.
Olathe, KS 66062
(913)780-4949 phone
email inquiries

MAINE

Earnest Instruments
12 Fairlawn Ave.
S. Portland, ME 04106

Northern Kingdom Music
30 Commercial St.
Rockport, ME 04856
800-540-8721 x227
Fax 207-236-8766

MARYLAND

HOUSE OF MUSICAL TRADITIONS
7010 Westmoreland Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-270-9090
email inquiries

MASSACHUSETTS

Mr. Music
128-132 Harvard Avenue
Allstone, MA 02134

The Music Emporium
165 Massachusetts Ave
Lexington, MA 02420

MICHIGAN

Joel's Guitar Shop
1008 S. State Ave.
Alpena, MI 49707-3657

Jim's Music
2025 U.S. 41 West
Marquette, MI 49855
(906)226-2053

STRINGS BY MAIL
13795 Seven Hills Rd.
Traverse City, MI 55423-2027
231-223-7788 phone
231-223-7798 fax
1 800-513-8271 toll free order line
email inquiries

MINNESOTA

HOMESTEAD PICKIN' PARLOR
6625 Penn Ave. S.
Richfield, MN 55423-2027
612-861-3308 phone
612-861-0085 fax
800 497-3655 toll free order line
email inquiries

St. Croix Music
450 N. Main St.
Stillwater, MN 55082

MISSOURI

Wild Child Products
Kansas City, MO
816-822-9829

Music Folk
8015 Big Bend Rd.
St. Louis, MO. 63119

NEW HAMPSHIRE

JUST STRINGS.COM
20 Mont Vernon Street
Milford, NH 03055

Gary's Guitars
800 Islington St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(415) 831-2500

NEW JERSEY

The Guitar Guy
26 Main Street
Tom's River, NJ 008753

The Music Place
844 S. Rt. 73
W. Berlin, NJ 08091
(856) 768-2226

NEW YORK

The String Shoppe
187 Norwalk Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14216

New York String Service
233 Butler St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Jalopy Music
315 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, New York 11231

First Flight Music
174 First Ave
New York, NY 10009

Saratoga Guitar
438 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Mim's Ukes
5716 Wyalong Drive, Suite J
Charlotte, NC 28227
email inquiries

Separk Music
636 West 4th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-723-0794, 800-721-0794, fax 336-723-1611
email inquiries

OHIO

Blue Eagle Music
40 N. Court St.
Athens OH 45701

Flea Circus Music
Batavia, OH

Gardner's Dulcimer Shop
34283 Grafton Eastern Rd.
Grafton Oh. 44044

OREGON

Cripple Creek Music Company
353 East Main
Ashland, OR 97520

Michael's Music stocks most strings
131 Sunset Blvd.
Cannon Beach, OR 97110
503-436-1640

COLUMBIA RIVER MUSIC
410 E. 2nd St
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-298-4326
email inquiries

Orcoast Music
787 Newmark Ave.
Coos Bay, OR 97420
541-888-6805

The Fingerboard Extension
120 NW 2nd
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 752-5679

Pacific Winds
791 West 8th Ave
Eugene, OR 97402

Buy and Sell Center
201 West 8th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401-2903
541-344-9273

Surf's Up Music
1400 NE 2nd
Lincoln City, OR 97367
503-715-6550

Double D Music
667 Keck Dr
McMinnville, Or 97218

Red Lotus Music
425 SW Coast Hwy
Newport,OR 97365

APPLE MUSIC
225 SW 1st Ave
Portland, OR 97204
503-226-0036

ARTICHOKE MUSIC banjo, guitar, and ukulele strings
3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
503-232-8845
email inquiries

Guitar Works/Jim Loewenherz
Portland, OR
(503) 335-0477
repair and restoration of stringed instruments, call for appt.

PIONEER MUSIC banjo and ukulele strings
6000 SE STARK.
Portland, OR 97215
503-224-4047

PENNSYLVANIA

BEDFORD BANJO SHOP
106 S. Richard St.
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-2187

DANNY'S GUITAR SHOP
102 Forrest Ave.
Narberth, PA 15522
(610) 668-3345
email inquiries

Buck Musical Instrument Products
40 Sand Road
New Britain, PA 18901

Acoustic Music Works
2142-2144 Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15217

TEXAS

Oldtime String Shop
216 East Pilar St.
Nacodoches, TX 75961

UTAH

Acoustic Music
857 East South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102

Intermountain Guitar and Banjo
712 E. 100 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84102

VERMONT

WILL FIELDING BANJOS Fine custom banjos
1913 Butterfield Rd.
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(808) 262-9977
email inquiries

VIRGINIA

Foxes Music Co.
416 S. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046

FRETMILL MUSIC
21 Salem Ave SE
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-982-6686

WASHINGTON

Northwest Guitars
13107 NE 20th St. #1
Bellevue, WA 98005

Hugo Helmer Music
1025 Goldenrod Rd
Burlington, WA 98223

Green River Music
108 S Division St, Suite D
Auburn, WA 98001
253-833-2240
email inquiries

Eastsound Instrument and Supplies
365 North Beach Rd., Ste 104
Eastsound, WA 98245

Capital City Guitars
108 4th Ave. E.
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 956-7097

Rufus' Guitar Shop
#3056 - 1574 Gulf Road
Port Roberts, WA 98218

Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Shop
3406 Fremont Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98103

Georgetown Music
6111 13th Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98108

The Trading Musician
5908 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Petrucelly's Music
1427 N. Monroe
Spokane, WA 99205

Ted Brown Music
6228 Tacoma Mall Blvd
Tacoma, WA 98409

UNCLE ROY'S MUSIC
401 Creek Street SE
Yelm, WA 98597
ph 360 400-1100
email inquiries

WEST VIRGINIA

Smakula Fretted Instruments
PO Box 882
Elkins, WV 26283

CANADA

ALBERTA

Myhre's Music
8735 118 Ave.
Edmonton, AB T5B 0T2 Canada

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Prussin Music Inc.
3607 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V6R 2B8 Canada

Rufus' Guitar Shop
2621 ALma Street
Vancouver, BC V6R 3S1 Canada

NEWFOUNDLAND

O'Brien's Music Store
278 Water St.
St. John's NF A1C 1B7 Canada

ONTARIO

The Hands On Music Company
39 Ontario St.
Bowmanville Ontario L1C 2S4 Canada

FOLKWAY MUSIC
163 Suffolk Street West
Guelph, ON N1H 2J7 Canada
ph 519-763-5524
toll free 877-763-5524

Please note: If you have questions or problems with ukulele strings you purchased, please contact the dealer you purchased them from first.