Welcome to the page dedicated to strings for Aquila corde armoniche!

Welcome to Aquila Corde’s Early Music page, where you will find an extensive collection of articles, videos and products curated by Aquila Corde researcher and owner, Mimmo Peruffo.

Explore the fascination of early music through accurate content and engaging performances, accompanied by a selection of products suitable for your instrument.
Discover the fascinating world of early music with Aquila Corde and Mimmo Peruffo.

Our Video (in Italian language)

VIDEO – Le montature storiche per mandolini a 4, 5, 6 ordini e 4,6 corde semplici

VIDEO – L’arpa e il segreto della sua montatura: trucchi, strategie per ottimizzarla al meglio

VIDEO – Viola Da Gamba e Corde: documenti e iconografia

VIDEO – Il segreto dell’esistenza del Liuto: il mondo dietro una lunghezza vibrante

VIDEO – Tra il budello intero di agnello e il nostro sintetico f- Reds: il confronto e le ragioni

VIDEO: Le montature di corda per chitarra del nuovo modello torres tra il 1880 e il 1945

I nostri articoli

VIDEO – Le montature storiche per mandolini a 4, 5, 6 ordini e 4,6 corde semplici

VIDEO – L’arpa e il segreto della sua montatura: trucchi, strategie per ottimizzarla al meglio

VIDEO – Viola Da Gamba e Corde: documenti e iconografia

VIDEO – Il segreto dell’esistenza del Liuto: il mondo dietro una lunghezza vibrante

VIDEO – Tra il budello intero di agnello e il nostro sintetico f- Reds: il confronto e le ragioni

Why we can’t calculate you harps’ setup (and why only you can)?

Leopold mozart and his instructions on how to choose a violin’s set of strings

6 AND 4 COURSES XVIII CENTURY MANDOLIN SETUP: A FEW CONSIDERATIONS

VIDEO: Le montature di corda per chitarra del nuovo modello torres tra il 1880 e il 1945

CD basses installed on theorbo/Chitarrone: why do they sometime break on the 5th?

The Italian method of making strings from whole unsplit lamb gut: story of a rediscovery

Bow instruments: why do we propose two types of sets (Standard and Historical)?

Which are the so called ‘secrets’ that are important in the ‘historical’ and ‘modern way’ to make gut string?

Peculiarities of beef gut

Whole unsplit lamb gut: only a myth from the past, or are they really different?

What is the FL product?

Wound strings for bowed and plucked instruments from the late 17th century to the early 19th century: what do we know?

How to correctly install gut strings in order to avoid breakages and at the same time assuring a fast and stable intonation

Equal tension/ equal feel: some useful information

CD and CDL type basses for Lute and Baroque Guitar: main features, fields of use and correct installation procedure

Corde NNG

NNG Strings: improvements introduced starting from October/November 2018

We have revolutionized the sound of the ukulele

Store Locator Project

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