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Photo gallery
Picture nr. 1 : How to stretch Nylgut for a fast & stable intonation
Picture nr. 2 : How to fix the guitar strings
Picture nr. 3 : How to put the wound strings
Picture nr. 4, 5, 6, 7 : Aquila classical guitar envelopes
to learn more: read our FAQ
About the New Nylgut®
INTRODUCTION
Until the mid-20th century the top three strings of the guitar 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 & Fluocarbon strings. And until recently the typical sound quality of gut has been a constant point of reference for lute-makers, 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). The New Nylgut® has precisely these qualities: allowing one, on the one hand, to rediscover the sonorities familiar to the great 19th and 20th century 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, the New 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.
To learn more about the New Nylgut:
Which are the performances of the 'New Nylgut® strings?
Hear here Stefano Grondona playing J,. S. Bach with an original Antonio de Torres guitar (Ed. Stradivarius, October 2010)
CLASSICAL GUITAR SETS
In lacking of detailed informations we authomatically switch for the Normal tension sets
ALCHEMIA
Until the mid-20th century all Treble guitar strings were made in gut, a material that had been used for thousand of years and that combines good promptness of attack and excellent performances . A fundamental aim of our research has therefore been to design a new synthetic product having the same acoustic properties as gut without its typical defects (high cost, short lifetime, high instability under moisture changes). Our New Nylgut® has precisely all these good qualities without all these defects.
Its features include promptness of attack, excellent performances and a truly remarkable stability of intonation under moisture changes. The Alchemia Basses are wound with of genuine pure silver that ensures the highest possible response in terms of performances, lower interference from finger noise and long lifetime. The wound strings have also been designed according to the principle - absolutely new - of progressively increasing the dynamic performance of the bass register to compensate for the human ear's natural tendency to perceive lower frequencies less audibly.
PRODUCT DETAILS
ALCHEMIA NORMAL SET 24.80 Euros, Code: 1C
ALCHEMIA SUPERIOR SET 24.80 Euros, Code: 2C
ALCHEMIA BASSES NORMAL 22.20 Euros, Code: 3C
ALCHEMIA BASSES SUPERIOR 22.20 Euros, Code: 4C
ALCHEMIA TREBLES NORMAL 5.50 Euros, Code: 5C
ALCHEMIA TREBLES SUPERIOR 5.50 Euros, Code: 6C
ALCHEMIA SINGLE STRINGS NORMAL
1st 'e' 1.80 Euros, Code: 7C
2nd 'h' 1.90 Euros, Code: 8C
3rd 'g' 2.20 Euros, Code: 9C
4th 'D' 6.50 Euros, Code: 10C
5th 'A' 6.90 Euros, Code: 11C
6th 'E' 7.10 Euros, Code: 12C
ALCHEMIA SINGLE STRINGS SUPERIOR
1st 'e' 1.80 Euros, Code: 13C
2nd 'h' 1.90 Euros, Code: 14C
3rd 'g' 2.20 Euros, Code: 15C
4th 'D' 6.50 Euros, Code: 16C
5th 'A' 6.90 Euros, Code: 17C
6th 'E' 7.10 Euros, Code: 18C
+ IVA - VAT - TVA - (except for non-EU customers)
ALABASTRO
Until the mid-20th century all Treble guitar strings were made in gut, a material that had been used for thousand of years and that combines good promptness of attack and excellent performances . A fundamental aim of our research has therefore been to design a new synthetic product having the same acoustic properties as gut, but without its typical defects (high cost, short lifetime, high instability under moisture changes). Our New Nylgut® has precisely all these good qualities without all these defects.
Its features include promptness of attack, excellent performances and a truly remarkable stability of intonation under moisture changes. The Alabastro Basses, wound with high quality- silver-plated copper, consist of a New Nylgut® multifilament core that ensures not only a high resistance to tensile stress but also a low absorption of both atmospheric humidity and sweat. Three tension's sets
ALABASTRO LIGHT 12.50 Euros, Code: 97C NEW !!
ALABASTRO NORMAL 12.50 Euros, Code: 19C
ALABASTRO SUPERIOR 12.50 Euros, Code: 20C
ALABASTRO BASSES LIGHT 8.50 Euros, Code: 98C
ALABASTRO BASSES NORMAL 8.50 Euros, Code: 21C
ALABASTRO BASSES SUPERIOR 8.50 Code: 22C
ALABASTRO TREBLES LIGHT 5.50 Euros, Code: 99C
ALABASTRO TREBLES NORMAL 5.50 Euros, Code: 23C
ALABASTRO TREBLES SUPERIOR 5.50 Euros, Code: 24C
ALABASTRO SINGLE STRINGS LIGHT
1st 'e' 1.80 Euros, Code: 100C
2nd 'h' 1.90 Euros, Code: 101C
3rd 'g' 2.20 Euros, Code: 102C
4th 'D' 3.00 Euros, Code: 103C
5th 'A' 3.20 Euros, Code: 104C
6th 'E' 3.30 Euros, Code: 105C
ALABASTRO SINGLE STRINGS NORMAL
1st 'e' 1.80 Euros, Code: 25C
2nd 'h' 1.90 Euros, Code: 26C
3rd 'g' 2.20 Euros, Code: 27C
4th 'D' 3.00 Euros, Code: 28C
5th 'A' 3.20 Euros, Code: 29C
6th 'E' 3.30 Euros, Code: 30C
ALABASTRO SINGLE STRINGS SUPERIOR
1st 'e' 1.80 Euros, Code: 31C
2nd 'h' 1.90 Euros, Code: 32C
3rd 'g' 2.20 Euros, Code: 33C
4th 'D' 3.00 Euros, Code: 34C
5th 'A' 3.20 Euros, Code: 35C
6th 'E' 3.30 Euros, Code: 36C
+ IVA - VAT - TVA - (except for non-EU customers)
PERLA
We are proud to introduce the Bionylon®  the first eco-friendly synthetic string in the world. The first three strings are made of rounded, smooth Bionylon® monofilament - a new material discovered by us- that also boasts excellent acoustic and mechanical properties. Bionylon® is 100% a plant’s derivate; this allows a reduction of more of 50% of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere during the polymer- synthesis than the other common Nylons employed for musical strings. The bass strings, wound with high quality- silver-plated copper, consist of a New Nylgut® multifilament core that ensures not only a high resistance to tensile stress but also a moisture low absorption. This allows a rapid and stable intonation under moisture changes.
PERLA NORMAL SET 11.90 Euros, Code: 37C
PERLA SUPERIOR SET 11.90 Euros, Code: 38C
PERLA BASSES NORMAL 8.30 Euros, Code: 39C
PERLA BASSES SUPERIOR 8.30 Euros, Code: 40C
PERLA TREBLES NORMAL 4.10 Euros, Code: 41C
PERLA TREBLES SUPERIOR 4.10 Euros, Code: 42C
PERLA SINGLE STRINGS NORMAL
1st 'e' 1.40 Euros, Code: 43C
2nd 'h' 1.40 Euros, Code: 44C
3rd 'g' 1.60 Euros, Code: 45C
4th 'D' 2.90 Euros, Code: 46C
5th 'A' 3.00 Euros, Code: 47C
6th 'E' 3.10 Euros, Code: 48C
PERLA SINGLE STRINGS SUPERIOR
1st 'e' 1.40 Euros, Code: 49C
2nd 'h' 1.40 Euros, Code: 50C
3rd 'g' 1.60 Euros, Code: 51C
4th 'D' 2.90 Euros, Code: 52C
5th 'A' 3.00 Euros, Code: 53C
6th 'E' 3.10 Euros, Code: 54C
+ IVA - VAT - TVA - (except for non-EU customers)
GUITALELE/GUILELE SET 12.00 Euros, Code: 96C (a; e; c; G; D; A tuning; 42 cms scale)
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10 STRING GUITAR- BASSES (Harp guitar/ baroque 10 string guitar tuning)
Tension: 6.6 Kg each string
for the upper 6 strings: we suggest to employ Alchemia, Perla or Alabastro normal tension set.
D (Re) 4.00 Euros, External diameter: 1.30 mm, Code: 92C
C (Do) 4.00 Euros, External diameter: 1.35 mm, Code: 93C
H (Si) 4.00 Euros, External diameter: 1.40 mm, Code: 94C
A (La) 4.50 Euros, External diameter: 1.50 mm, Code: 95C
Narciso Yepes 10 string guitar's tuning: coming soon!
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Aquila guitar tensions (in Kg)
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Perla norm |
Perla sup |
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Alabastro light |
Alabastro norm |
Alabastro sup |
Alchemia norm |
Alchemia sup |
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mi
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7.8 Kg
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8.3 Kg
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8.0 Kg |
8.6 Kg
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9.6 Kg
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8.6 Kg
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9.6 Kg
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si
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5.9 Kg
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6.2 Kg
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6.9 Kg |
7.4 Kg
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8.1 Kg
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7.4 Kg
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8.1 Kg
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sol
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5.6 Kg
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5.9 Kg
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6.1 Kg |
6.8 Kg
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7.5 Kg
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6.8 Kg
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7.5 Kg
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RE
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7.4 Kg
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7.8 Kg
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7.3 Kg |
7.4 Kg
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7.8 Kg
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7.4 Kg
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7.8 Kg
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LA
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7.7 Kg
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8.5 Kg
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7.5 Kg |
7.7 Kg
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8.5 Kg
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7.7 Kg
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8.1 Kg
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MI
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6.6 Kg
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7.5 Kg
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6.4 Kg |
6.6 Kg
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7.5 Kg
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6.6 Kg
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7.5 Kg
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Aquila guitar string- gauges (mm)
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Note
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Perla
normal
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Perla
superior
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Alabastro
light
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Alabastro
normal
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Alabastro
superior
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Alchemia
normal
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Alchemia
superior
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mi
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.71 mm
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.74 mm
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.65 mm |
.67 mm
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.71 mm
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.67 mm
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.71 mm
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si
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.84 mm
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.88 mm
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.80 mm |
.83 mm
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.87 mm
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.83 mm
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.87 mm
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sol
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1.02 mm
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1.05 mm
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.95 mm |
1.00 mm
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1.05 mm
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1.00 mm
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1.05 mm
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RE
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.70 mm
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.71 mm
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.69 mm |
.70 mm
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.71 mm
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.62 mm
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.68 mm
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LA
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.86 mm
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.90 mm
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.84 mm |
.86 mm
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.90 mm
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.79 mm
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.86 mm
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MI
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1.06 mm
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1.08 mm
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1.05 mm |
1.06 mm
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1.08 mm
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1.02 mm
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1.05 mm
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