The New Nylgut® is the first product developed and patented by Aquila. It is n either common Nylon, nor Carbon (Fluocarbon fishing line or PVDF), nor a mix of them. It is a plastic compound of three different components.
Compared to Nylon, the New Nylgut® produces a better sound and stays in tune better. This is because the moisture absorption is less than . 1% compared to the 2.0% of Nylon normally employed for musical strings.
Due to the higher density, similar to that of pure gut (1.30 gr/cm3), the New Nylgut® produces a better sound than Nylon and it is not as metallic sounding as those of the so- called ‘Carbon’ (Fluorocarbon) PVDF strings.
The New Nylgut® features :
- a better sound than Nylon or PVDF, similar to the genuine gut strings;
- a more accurate fret-intonation due to the well gauged material;
- a very stable intonation under moisture changes.
Colour: white
Size |
Tuning |
Set / Strings |
Code |
Set composition |
|
SOPRANO |
Key of C – GCEA |
SOPRANO REGULAR SET high G |
4U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
SOPRANO SET Low G |
5U |
1 wound |
|
Key of D – ADF#B |
SOPRANO SET high A |
33U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
In Fifths – mandolin tuning |
SOPRANO SET GDAe |
30U |
1 wound |
|
Single strings |
4th Low G |
6U |
Wound |
|
|
CONCERT |
Chiave di C – GCEA |
CONCERT SET high G |
7U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
55U |
1 RED SERIES® (3rd string) |
|
CONCERT SET Low G |
8U |
1 wound |
|
In Fifths – mandolin tuning |
CONCERT SET CGDA |
31U |
2 wound |
|
Single strings |
4th Low G |
9U |
Wound |
|
3rd mandola tuning G |
9U |
Wound |
|
4th mandola tuning C |
46U |
Wound |
|
|
TENOR |
Chiave di C – GCEA |
TENOR SET high G |
10U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
13U |
1 RED SERIES® (3rd string) |
|
TENOR SET Low G |
15U |
1 wound |
|
DGBE |
TENOR SET high D |
11U |
1 RED SERIES® |
|
TENOR SET 6 strings - gCcEAa |
17U |
1 RED SERIES® |
|
TENOR SET 8 strings - GgCcEEAA |
19U |
1 RED SERIES® |
|
Single strings |
4th Low G |
16U |
Wound |
|
|
BARITONE |
DGBE (low D) |
BARITONE SET 4 strings |
21U |
2 wound |
|
BARITONE SET 6 strings – DGgBee |
24U |
2 RED SERIES® |
|
BARITONE SET 8 strings - DdGgbbee |
26U |
2 RED SERIES® |
|
GCEA |
BARITONE SET high G |
23U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
Single strings |
3rd aluminium wound |
49U |
Wound |
|
4th D |
22U |
Wound |
|
|
BANJO UKE |
GCEA |
BANJO UKE SET high G |
42U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
28U |
1 RED SERIES® (3rd string) |
|
|
IUKE / MINIUKE |
GCEA |
IUKE / MINIUKE SET standard |
33U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|
IUKE / MINIUKE SET Piccolo tuning (high octave) |
94U |
NEW NYLGUT® |
|