Aquila

Aquila 57U Bionylon Soprano REGULAR TUNING

Soprano ukelele string set. regular tuning, G-C-E-A 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 ac...

Aquila 60NNG - New Nylgut® synthetic string 0.60mm

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Single New Nylgut® string length 120cm this material can roughly be considered the first ‘synthetic’ version of gut. They are distinguished by their coloring, which is similar to that of this material, and also possess the same specific weight, meaning that (theoretically at least) t...

Aquila 73NNG - New Nylgut® synthetic string 0.73mm

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Single New Nylgut® string length 120cm this material can roughly be considered the first ‘synthetic’ version of gut. They are distinguished by their coloring, which is similar to that of this material, and also possess the same specific weight, meaning that (theoretically at least) t...

Aquila 76C Single 1st string - Gut & Silk 800 single E1 gut string

single Gut 1st /Mi1 string as used in Guitar setup between 1790 and 1870 Up to the middle of the 20th century, the only available strings for guitar were plain gut for Trebles and wound on silk core for Basses. Their acoustical performance was quite different from that of modern synthet...

Aquila 176C Zaffiro Treble set ( *trebles only)

Guitar set available in one degree of tension. The plant becomes sound: in fact the first three treble strings are made of Nylonplant (a very special variety of Nylon that is a 100% plant’s derivate), extruded directly in our company. This means a reduction of more than 50% of carbon dio...

Aquila 2B Nylgut Classical Light 5 string

5 string set "41" long D-B-G-D-G light (wound 4th string). compared to Nylon, the New Nylgut® produces a better sound and stays in tune better, this because the moisture absorption is less of .1% against the 2.0% of Nylon normally employed for the musical strings (i.e. Du Pont Tynex® po...

Aquila 46NNG - New Nylgut® synthetic string 0.46mm

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Single New Nylgut® string length 90cm this material can roughly be considered the first ‘synthetic’ version of gut. They are distinguished by their coloring, which is similar to that of this material, and also possess the same specific weight, meaning that (theoretically at least) th...

Aquila 101U Super Nylgut SOPRANO SET Low G GCEA

Aquila 101U strings set for soprano ukulele. Considered an upgrade to New Nylgut, Super Nylgut strings have a smooth, polished surface that feels like wax. Super Nylgut is not as stretchy as New Nylgut, which allows for quicker setting to the proper intonation when new and stronger intonat...

Aquila 168C ALABASTRO Normal normal tension Treble set ( *trebles only)

168C ALABASTRO Normal tension treble set for classical guitar. 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 resea...

Aquila 48NNG - New Nylgut® synthetic string 0.48mm

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Single New Nylgut® string length 120cm this material can roughly be considered the first ‘synthetic’ version of gut. They are distinguished by their coloring, which is similar to that of this material, and also possess the same specific weight, meaning that (theoretically at least) t...

Aquila 66NNG - New Nylgut® synthetic string 0.66mm

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Single New Nylgut® string length 120cm this material can roughly be considered the first ‘synthetic’ version of gut. They are distinguished by their coloring, which is similar to that of this material, and also possess the same specific weight, meaning that (theoretically at least) t...

Aquila 70O Oud Super Nylgut Arabic tuning

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Until the mid-20th century the top three strings of Ouds 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 The sets use a working tension of 3.4 Kg each string. Our traditional ...