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GUT/ NYLGUT | NYLON | CARBON (PVF) | AQUILA D | PYRAMID | SAVAREZ NFC |
0.36 | 0.40 | 0.30 | |||
0.38 | 0.42 | 0.33 | |||
0.40 | 0.45 | 0.35 | |||
0.42 | 0.475 | 0.37 | |||
0.44 | 0.50 | 0.38 | |||
0.46 | 0.525 | 0.40 | |||
0.48 | 0.54 | 0.41 | |||
0.50 | 0.56 | 0.43 | |||
0.52 | 0.575 | 0.45 | |||
0.54 | 0.60 | 0.47 | |||
0.56 | 0.625 | 0.47 | |||
0.58 | 0.65 | 0.50 | |||
0.60 | 0.675 | 0.52 | |||
0.62 | 0.675 | 0.52 | |||
0.64 | 0.70 | 0.55 | |||
0.66 | 0.75 | 0.57 | |||
0.68 | 0.75 | 0.57 | |||
0.70 | 0.75 | 0.60 | |||
0.73 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 73 | 905 | – |
0.76 | 0.85 | 0.64 | 76 | 906M | – |
0.79 | 0.875 | 0.69 | 79 | 906 | – |
0.82 | 0.925 | 0.71 | 82 | 1006/10065 | 70 – 72 |
0.85 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 85 | 9075 | – |
0.88 | 0.975 | 0.77 | 88 | 908/1007 | 80 – 82 |
0.91 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 91 | 1008/10075 | 90 – 92 |
0.94 | 1.05 | 0.79 | 94 | 909/9085 | – |
0.97 | 1.10 | 0.81 | 97 | 1009/10085 | 100 – 102 |
1.00 | 1.13 | 0.85 | 100 | 10095 | 110 – 112 |
1.04 | 1.17 | 0.87 | 104 | 1010 | 120 – 122 |
1.08 | 1.23 | 0.92 | 108 | 1011 | 130 – 132 |
1.12 | 1.26 | 0.94 | 112 | 10105 | – |
1.16 | 1.30 | 0.97 | 116 | 1012 | 150 – 152 |
1.20 | 1.35 | 1.02 | 120 | 1013 | 170 – 172 |
1.24 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 124 | 1014 | – |
1.28 | 1.44 | 1.10 | 128 | 1015 | – |
1.32 | 1.50 | 1.12 | 132 | 1016 | 190 – 192 |
1.36 | 1.54 | 1.15 | 136 | 1116 | – |
1.40 | 1.60 | 1.20 | 140 | 1017 | 210 –212 |
1.45 | 1.65 | 1.25 | 145 | 1018 | – |
1.50 | 1.70 | 1.30 | 150 | 1019 | 230 – 232 |
1.55 | 1.75 | 1.33 | 155 | 1020 | 250 – 252 |
1.60 | 1.80 | 1.35 | 160 | 1021 | 275 – 275 |
1.65 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 165 | 1022/1023 | 300 – 300 |
1.70 | 1.95 | 1.45 | 170 | 1024 | 325 – 322 |
1.75 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 175 | 1025 | 350 – 352 |
1.80 | 2.05 | 1.55 | 180 | 1026 | – |
1.85 | 2.10 | 1.58 | 185 | 1027 | 375 – 380 |
1.90 | 2.15 | 1.60 | 190 | 1028 | – |
1.95 | 2.20 | 1.65 | 195 | 1029 | 410 – 412 |
2.00 | 2.25 | 1.68 | 200 | 1030/1031 | 430 – 442 |
2.10 | 2.45 | 1.85 | 210 | 1032/1033 | 500 – 482 |
2.20 | 2.50 | 1.88 | 220 | 1034/1035 | – |
2.30 | 2.6 | 1.93 | 230 | 1036/1037 | – |
2.40 | 2.45 | 1.80 | 240 | 1038 | 530 – 520 |
2.45 | 2.50 | 1.60 | 245 | 1239 | 560 – 522 |
2.50 | 2.55 | 1.65 | 250 | 1240 | 622 |
2.60 | 2.60 | 1.68 | 260 | 1440 |
PYRAMYD WOUND | SAVAREZ WOUND | AQUILA WOUND | AQUILA CD | AQUILA CDL | |||||||||
GAUGE | DIAMETER (mm) | GAUGE | DIAMETER (mm) | GAUGE | DIAMETER (mm) | GAUGE | DIAMETER (mm) | GAUGE | DIAMETER (mm) | ||||
805 | 0.40 | 72 | 0.48 | 73 | 0.43 | 75 | 0.69 | 90 | 0.81 | ||||
905 | 0.42 | 82 | 0.54 | 76 | 0.44 | 80 | 0.74 | 95 | 0.86 | ||||
906 | 0.44 | 92 | 0.56 | 79 | 0.47 | 85 | 0.78 | 100 | 0.90 | ||||
9075 | 0.47 | 102 | 0.59 | 82 | 0.48 | 90 | 0.83 | 105 | 0.95 | ||||
908 | 0.49 | 112 | 0.61 | 85 | 0.53 | 95 | 0.86 | 110 | 0.99 | ||||
9085 | 0.52 | 122 | 0.64 | 88 | 0.56 | 100 | 0.92 | 115 | 1.04 | ||||
909 | 0.51 | 132 | 0.69 | 91 | 0.59 | 105 | 0.95 | 120 | 1.08 | ||||
909_AL | 0.50 | 152 | 0.72 | 94 | 0.60 | 110 | 1.01 | 125 | 1.12 | ||||
1005 | 0.44 | 172 | 0.74 | 97 | 0.62 | 115 | 0.94 | 130 | 1.17 | ||||
1006 | 0.46 | 192 | 0.75 | 100 | 0.62 | 120 | 0.98 | 135 | 1.21 | ||||
10065 | 0.48 | 212 | 0.76 | 104 | 0.62 | 125 | 1.01 | 140 | 1.26 | ||||
1007 | 0.51 | 232 | 0.79 | 108 | 0.62 | 130 | 1.05 | 145 | 1.30 | ||||
10075 | 0.50 | 252 | 0.81 | 112 | 0.63 | 135 | 1.09 | 150 | 1.35 | ||||
1008 | 0.50 | 272 | 0.82 | 116 | 0.63 | 140 | 1.11 | 155 | 1.40 | ||||
10085 | 0.52 | 302 | 0.85 | 120 | 0.65 | 145 | 1.16 | 160 | 1.44 | ||||
1009 | 0.52 | 322 | 0.87 | 124 | 0.67 | 150 | 1.19 | 165 | 1.48 | ||||
10095 | 0.53 | 352 | 0.88 | 128 | 0.71 | 155 | 1.24 | 170 | 1.53 | ||||
1109 | 0.54 | 382 | 0.91 | 132 | 0.72 | 160 | 1.26 | 175 | 1.57 | ||||
1010 | 0.55 | 412 | 0.94 | 136 | 0.72 | 165 | 1.32 | 180 | 1.60 | ||||
10105 | 0.55 | 442 | 0.98 | 140 | 0.73 | 170 | 1.36 | ||||||
1011 | 0.56 | 482 | 1.01 | 145 | 0.75 | 175 | 1.39 | ||||||
1111 | 0.58 | 522 | 1.05 | 150 | 0.79 | 180 | 1.42 | ||||||
1012 | 0.56 | 552 | 1.07 | 155 | 0.80 | 185 | 1.48 | ||||||
1013 | 0.59 | 622 | 1.10 | 160 | 0.81 | 190 | 1.51 | ||||||
1014 | 0.59 | 165 | 0.82 | 195 | 1.53 | ||||||||
1014AL | 0.59 | 170 | 0.85 | 200 | 1.58 | ||||||||
1114 | 0.62 | 175 | 0.87 | 210 | 1.63 | ||||||||
1015 | 0.63 | 180 | 0.89 | 220 | 1.68 | ||||||||
1016 | 0.65 | 185 | 0.92 | ||||||||||
1116 | 0.68 | 190 | 0.95 | ||||||||||
1017 | 0.66 | 195 | 0.96 | ||||||||||
1018 | 0.67 | 200 | 0.98 | ||||||||||
1019 | 0.69 | 210 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
1020 | 0.72 | 220 | 1.05 | ||||||||||
1021 | 0.74 | 230 | 1.08 | ||||||||||
1022 | 0.75 | 240 | 1.14 | ||||||||||
1023 | 0.77 | 250 | 1.18 | ||||||||||
1024 | 0.79 | 260 | 1.21 | ||||||||||
1124 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||
1025 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||
1026 | 0.84 | ||||||||||||
1027 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||
1028 | 0.88 | ||||||||||||
1029 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||
1030 | 0.91 | ||||||||||||
1031 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||
1032 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||
1033 | 0.96 | ||||||||||||
1034 | 0.98 | ||||||||||||
1035 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||
1236 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||
1237 | 1.09 | ||||||||||||
1238 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||
1239 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||
1240 | 1.14 |
PERIOD | INSTRUMENT | TYPE | COURSES | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||
Medieval | Citole | g’ | d’ | a | d | Ggd’ | |||||||||||||||
Medieval | Citole | g’ | d’ | g | d | ||||||||||||||||
Medieval | Gittern | A | a’ | g’ | d’ | a | d | ||||||||||||||
Medieval | Gittern | G | g’ | d’ | g | d | |||||||||||||||
Medieval | Gittern | D | d’ | a | d | A | |||||||||||||||
Medieval | Lute | G | g’ | d’ | a | g | d | ||||||||||||||
Renaissance | Guitar | a’ | e’ | c’ | g | ||||||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute | G | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E | D | C | B’ | A’ | |||||||
Renaissance | Lute | Dalza Scordatura (Type 1, 1508) | a’ | e’ | b | g | c | G | |||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute | Dalza Scordatura (Type 2, 1508) | a’ | e’ | b | g | d | G | |||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Octave) | D | d” | a’ | e’ | c’ | g | d | c | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Octave) | C | c”’ | g” | d” | b’♭ | f’ | c’ | b♭ | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Descant) | B | b’ | f’# | c’# | a | e | B | F# | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Descant) | A | a’ | e’ | b | g | d | A | G | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | F (Type 1) | f’ | c’ | g | e♭ | B♭ | F | E♭ | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | F (Type 2) | f’ | c’ | g | e♭ | B♭ | F | C | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Tenor) | E | e’ | b | g♭ | d | A | E | D | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Bass) | D | d’ | a | e | c | G | D | C | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Bass) | C | c” | g’ | d’ | b♭ | f | c | B♭ | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Bass) | G | g | d | A | F | C | G’ | F’ | ||||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Octave) | D | d” | a’ | e’ | c’ | g | d | c | B♭ | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Octave) | C | c”’ | g” | d” | b’♭ | f’ | c’ | b♭ | a♭ | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Descant) | B | b’ | f’# | c’# | a | e | B | F# | E | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Descant) | A | a’ | e’ | b | g | d | A | G | F | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | G (Type 1) | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | D | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | G (Type 2) | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | C | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | F (Type 1) | f’ | c’ | g | e♭ | B♭ | F | E♭ | C | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | F (Type 2) | f’ | c’ | g | e♭ | B♭ | F | E♭ | B’♭ | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Tenor) | E | e’ | b | g♭ | d | A | E | D | C | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Bass) | D | d’ | a | e | c | G | D | C | B’♭ | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Bass) | C | c” | g’ | d’ | b♭ | f | c | B♭ | A♭ | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Bass) | G | g | d | A | F | C | G’ | F’ | E’♭ | |||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | G (Type 1) | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E♭ | D | ||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | G (Type 2) | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E♭ | C | ||||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | G | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E♭ | D | C | |||||||||
Renaissance | Lute (Alto) | G | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E♭ | D | C | |||||||||
Baroque | Lute | D Minor | f’ | d’ | a | f | d | A | G | F | E | D | |||||||||
Baroque | Lute | D Minor | f’ | d’ | a | f | d | A | G | F | E | D | C | ||||||||
Baroque | Lute | D Minor | f’ | d’ | a | f | d | A | G | F | E | D | C | B’ | |||||||
Baroque | Lute | D Minor | f’ | d’ | a | f | d | A | G | F | E | D | C | B’ | A’ | ||||||
Baroque | Theorbo | A | a | e | b | g | d | A | G | F | E | D | C | B’ | A’ | G’ | |||||
Baroque | Theorbo | A | a | e | b | g | d | A | G | F | E | D | C | B’ | A’ | G’ | F’ | ||||
Baroque | Theorbo | A | a | e | b | g | d | A | G | F | E | D | C | B’ | A’ | G’ | F’ | E’ | D’ | C’ | B” |
Baroque | Archlute | G | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E | D | C | B’♭ | A’ | G’ | F’ | |||||
Baroque | Guitar | e’ | b | g | d | a | |||||||||||||||
Baroque | Chitarra Battente | in e’ | e’ | b | g | d’ | a | ||||||||||||||
Baroque | Orpharion | g’ | d’ | a | f | c | G | F | E | D | |||||||||||
Baroque | Mandolin | Neapolitan (Fouchetti tuning) | e’ | a’ | d | g | |||||||||||||||
Historic | Guitar | Terzina | g | d | b | F | C | G | |||||||||||||
Modern | Guitar | Russian | d | b | g | d | B | G | D | ||||||||||||
Modern | Guitar | 10 strings (Yepes) | e | b | g | D | A | E | C | A | G# | F# | |||||||||
Modern | Guitar | High A | a | e | c | G | D | A | |||||||||||||
Modern | Guitar | High G | g | d | b♭ | F | C | G | |||||||||||||
Modern | Guitar | Baroque tuning | e | b | g | D | A | E | D | C | B | A | |||||||||
Others | Hurdy-Gurdy | Auvergnat G-C tuning | g Melody | g | c Trumpet | G Alto drone | C Tenor drone | G’ Bass drone | |||||||||||||
Others | Hurdy-Gurdy | Bourbonnais D-G tuning | d” Melody | d’ Melody | d’ Trumpet | g Alto drone | D Tenor drone | D’ Bass drone | |||||||||||||
Others | Oud | Arabic | c | g | d | A | F | C | |||||||||||||
Others | Oud | Iraqi | f | c | g | d | A | F | |||||||||||||
Others | Oud | Turkish | d | a | e | B | A | E |
Manufacturer | String | Composition | Density (Kg/m³) | Gauges |
Aquila | New Nylgut | Synthetic, polymer | 1300 | Gut-Equivalent |
Aquila | Wound D | Copper wire and nylgut multifilament core | Unkown | Gut-Equivalent |
Aquila | CD/CDL | Synthetic, loading extruding process with very thin metallic copper powder | Unkown | Gut-Equivalent |
Pyramid | Wound | Silver plated copper wire and nylon multifilament core | Unkown | Custom, last two numbers indicate the real diammeter of metal wire |
Savarez | Wound NFC | Copper wire and nylon multifilament core | Unkown | Custom |
Pyramid | Nylon | Nylon | 1040 | Real diammeter |
Savarez | KF Alliance | Carbon (PVF) | 1791 | Real diammeter |