Close wound “F” strings (pure silver)

Aquila bow wound strings: our criterias

Our pure silver close wound “F strings” are produced with the aim of recovering, as much as possible, the typical materials and proportions of the wound strings in use in the 18th and 19th century (gut core, silver wire with a round section, no silk between the metal wire and the gut core, correct balancing between metal and core according to criterion we found through our research).
These strings are indeed rather different from strings of modern conception, as supported by historical sources and by measurements that we are still taking (and listing) from many original string fragments in museums or private collections.

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10F10F - G baroque violin string light tension silver close wound type "F" standard1.55 mm equivalent gut55 cm29.39 + VAT
1-55-mm-equivalent-gut55-cm-en
11F11F - G baroque violin string medium tension silver close wound type "F" standard1.60 mm equivalent gut55 cm29.39 + VAT
1-60-mm-equivalent-gut55-cm-en
12F12F - G baroque violin string heavy tension silver close wound type "F" standard1.65 mm equivalent gut55 cm29.39 + VAT
1-65-mm-equivalent-gut55-cm-en
22F22F - G baroque viola string light tension silver close wound type "F" standard1.60 mm equivalent gut65 cm30.69 + VAT
1-60-mm-equivalent-gut65-cm-en
23F23F - G baroque viola string medium tension silver close wound type "F" standard1.65 mm equivalent gut65 cm30.69 + VAT
1-65-mm-equivalent-gut65-cm-en
24F24F - G baroque viola string heavy tension silver close wound type "F" standard1.70 mm equivalent gut65 cm30.69 + VAT
1-70-mm-equivalent-gut65-cm-en
28F28F - C baroque viola string light tension silver close wound type "F" standard2.20 mm equivalent gut65 cm37.39 + VAT
2-20-mm-equivalent-gut65-cm-en
29F29F - C baroque viola string medium tension silver close wound type "F" standard2.30 mm equivalent gut65 cm37.39 + VAT
2-30-mm-equivalent-gut65-cm-en
30F30F - C baroque viola string heavy tension silver close wound type "F" standard2.40 mm equivalent gut65 cm37.39 + VAT
2-40-mm-equivalent-gut65-cm-en
46F46F - G baroque cello light tension silver close wound type "F" standard2.40 mm equivalent gut110 cm48.09 + VAT
2-40-mm-equivalent-gut110-cm-en
47F47F - G baroque cello medium tension silver close wound type "F" standard2.50 mm equivalent gut110 cm48.09 + VAT
2-50-mm-equivalent-gut110-cm-en
48F48F - G baroque cello heavy tension silver close wound type "F" standard2.60 mm equivalent gut110 cm48.09 + VAT
2-60-mm-equivalent-gut110-cm-en
52F52F - C baroque cello light tension silver close wound type "F" standard3.60 mm equivalent gut110 cm56.09 + VAT
3-60-mm-equivalent-gut110-cm-en
53F53F - C baroque cello medium tension silver close wound type "F" standard3.80 mm equivalent gut110 cm56.09 + VAT
3-80-mm-equivalent-gut110-cm-en
54F54F - C baroque cello heavy tension silver close wound type "F" standard3.90 mm equivalent gut110 cm56.09 + VAT
3-90-mm-equivalent-gut110-cm-en
76F76F - A baroque doublebass light tension silver close wound type "F"4.00 mm equivalent gut160 cm122.79 + VAT
4-00-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
77F77F - A baroque doublebass medium tension silver close wound type "F"4.20 mm equivalent gut160 cm122.79 + VAT
4-20-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
78F78F - A baroque doublebass heavy tension silver close wound type "F"4.60 mm equivalent gut160 cm122.79 + VAT
4-60-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
82F82F - E baroque doublebass light tension silver close wound type "F"5.40 mm equivalent gut160 cm157.39 + VAT
5-40-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
83F83F - E baroque doublebass medium tension silver close wound type "F"5.80 mm equivalent gut160 cm157.39 + VAT
5-80-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
84F84F - E baroque doublebass heavy tension silver close wound type "F"6.20 mm equivalent gut160 cm157.39 + VAT
6-20-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
85F85F - DD baroque doublebass light tension silver close wound type "F"6.10 mm gut equivalent160 cm174.19 + VAT
6-10-mm-gut-equivalent160-cm-en
86F86F - DD baroque doublebass medium tension silver close wound type "F"6.50 mm gut equivalent160 cm174.19 + VAT
6-50-mm-gut-equivalent160-cm-en
87F87F - DD baroque doublebass heavy tension silver close wound type "F"6.95 mm gut equivalent160 cm174.19 + VAT
6-95-mm-gut-equivalent160-cm-en
88F88F - CC baroque doublebass light tension silver close wound type "F"6.80 mm equivalent gut160 cm186.79 + VAT
6-80-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
89F89F - CC baroque doublebass medium tension silver close wound type "F"7.30 mm equivalent gut160 cm186.79 + VAT
7-30-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
90F90F - CC baroque doublebass heavy tension silver close wound type "F"7.80 mm equivalent gut160 cm186.79 + VAT
7-80-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
97F97F - G pardessus medium tension silver close wound type "F"1.60 mm equivalent gut60 cm29.39 + VAT
1-60-mm-equivalent-gut60-cm-en
98F98F - G pardessus heavy tension silver close wound type "F"1.65 mm equivalent gut60 cm29.39 + VAT
1-65-mm-equivalent-gut60-cm-en
101F101F - G treble (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"1.50 mm equivalent gut72 cm29.39 + VAT
1-50-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
102F102F - G treble (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"1.60 mm equivalent gut72 cm29.39 + VAT
1-60-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
105F105F - D treble (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"2.10 mm equivalent gut72 cm34.69 + VAT
2-10-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
106F106F - G treble (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"2.20 mm equivalent gut72 cm34.69 + VAT
2-20-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
109F109F - C tenor (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"1.70 mm equivalent gut90 cm44.09 + VAT
1-70-mm-equivalent-gut90-cm-en
110F110F - C tenor (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"1.80 mm equivalent gut90 cm44.09 + VAT
1-80-mm-equivalent-gut90-cm-en
113F113F - G tenor (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"2.40 mm equivalent gut90 cm48.09 + VAT
2-40-mm-equivalent-gut90-cm-en
114F114F -G tenor (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"2.60 mm equivalent gut90 cm48.09 + VAT
2-60-mm-equivalent-gut90-cm-en
121F121F - G baroque bass (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"2.00 mm equivalent gut120 cm44.09 + VAT
2-00-mm-equivalent-gut120-cm-en
122F122F - G baroque bass (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"2.10 mm equivalent gut120 cm44.09 + VAT
2-10-mm-equivalent-gut120-cm-en
125F125F - D baroque bass (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"2.70 mm equivalent gut120 cm49.39 + VAT
2-70-mm-equivalent-gut120-cm-en
126F126F - D baroque bass (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"2.80 mm equivalent gut120 cm49.39 + VAT
2-80-mm-equivalent-gut120-cm-en
129F129F - A baroque bass (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"3.60 mm equivalent gut120 cm53.39 + VAT
3-60-mm-equivalent-gut120-cm-en
130F130F - A baroque bass (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"3.70 mm equivalent gut120 cm53.39 + VAT
3-70-mm-equivalent-gut120-cm-en
133F133F - C violone in D (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"3.00 mm equivalent gut160 cm93.39 + VAT
3-00-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
134F134F - C violone in D (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"3.20 mm equivalent gut160 cm93.39 + VAT
3-20-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
137F137F - G violone in D (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"4.20 mm equivalent gut160 cm117.39 + VAT
4-20-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
138F138F - G violone in D (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"4.40 mm equivalent gut160 cm117.39 + VAT
4-40-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
141F141F - D violone in D (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"5.40 mm equivalent gut160 cm153.39 + VAT
5-40-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
142F142F - D violone in D (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"5.80 mm equivalent gut160 cm153.39 + VAT
5-80-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
145F145F- C violone in G (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"3.20 mm equivalent gut160 cm93.39 + VAT
3-20-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
146F146F- C violone in G (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"3.30 mm equivalent gut160 cm93.39 + VAT
3-30-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
149F149F- G violone in G (gamba family) medium tension silver close wound type "F"4.20 mm equivalent gut160 cm117.39 + VAT
4-20-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
150F150F- G violone in G (gamba family) heavy tension silver close wound type "F"4.30 mm equivalent gut160 cm117.39 + VAT
4-30-mm-equivalent-gut160-cm-en
162F162F - A viola d'amore medium tension silver close wound type "F"1.45 mm equivalent gut72 cm31.09 + VAT
1-45-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
163F163F - A viola d'amore heavy tension silver close wound type "F"1.50 mm equivalent gut72 cm31.09 + VAT
1-50-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
166F166F - D viola d'amore medium tension silver close wound type "F"2.10 mm equivalent gut72 cm37.39 + VAT
2-10-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
167F167F - D viola d'amore heavy tension silver close wound type "F"2.20 mm equivalent gut72 cm37.39 + VAT
2-20-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
170F170F - Low A viola d'amore medium tension silver close wound type "F"2.80 mm equivalent gut72 cm43.09 + VAT
2-80-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en
171F171F - Low A viola d'amore heavy tension silver close wound type "F"2.95 mm equivalent gut72 cm43.09 + VAT
2-95-mm-equivalent-gut72-cm-en