Plain Nylon

Pyramid offers two kinds of nylon single strings: plain nylon, as extruded, and rectified nylon, polished afterwards for a perfectly constant diameter. Both are 115 cm long.

According to Pyramid, it is usually advisable to replace gut with nylon: nylon is far less sensitive to changes in humidity and temperature, so the instrument needs less retuning, and its durability is excellent. Compared with gut, nylon has a lower bending stiffness and a slightly brighter tone.

Gauges from 0.31 to 1.01 mm.

In our range of products we offer strings of plain nylon and polished nylon.

The additional polishing process ensures the strings are precision round and of a constant diameter over the whole length. The advantage of this processing is that the musician is able to play his instrument more in perfect fifths.

In addition to that we are able to provide strings of more different diameters. Nylon strings offer a very reliable durability and the polishing has never shown any negative effects on this material.

Fluoro-carbon (polyvinyliden fluorid) has a higher density compared to nylon. So when replacing a nylon string with a carbon string a smaller diameter is used. This results in a decreased bending stiffness and the string vibrates more easily. This emphasizes the upper harmonics and results in a more brilliant timbre.The reduced inharmonicity is physically detectable and proven.

Gut strings have a higher bending stiffness because of their lower density and therefore give less upper harmonics than nylon strings. This tone with emphasized fundamentals is the well known old fashioned timbre.

It is usually advisable to replace gut strings with nylon ones, because a polyamide like nylon is more insensitive to changes in humidity and temperature. So less corrective tuning is required. The brilliant timbre of carbon strings may sound unfamiliar compared to gut strings and is highly dependant of the subjective hearing habits of the musician. Results: The durability of nylon strings is excellent while carbon offers a more brilliant timbre.