Copper wound gut (BFC)

The Italian Savarez family moved to France in 1770, where they founded the company, which is known worldwide nowadays, and whose original activity was based on gut and gimped strings.

From 1880, its catalog expands with the use of new materials such as steel, bronze and brass. In 1930 the company began with the production of nylon strings, applying new calibration and control techniques to improve accuracy.

The Savarez BFC wound gut strings (copper wound gut strings) are more especially intended for bowed instruments but also used on lutes, vihuelas.

They are the natural complement to and match perfectly with plain gut strings to give a perfect balance and sound homogeneity.

Like the plain gut strings they offer indisputable sound qualities and perfect intonation.

As the winding techniques have been improved, the string life has also been increased.

These Savarez BFC wound gut strings are wounded with copper (Savarez BFA wound gut strings are also available, gut strings wounded with silver plated copper).

Copper was one of the first metals used in wounded strings and it gives a traditional sound with a clear enriched tone.

Vihuela de mano by Joaquín Rodriguez

13-course archlute by Knud Sindt, Granada (2014)

Vihuela by Gianluca Ceccarini

STRINGS CATALOG

SAVAREZ COPPER WOUND GUT STRINGS (BFC)