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A couple of weeks ago we received at Cuerdas Pulsadas a statement from Aquila Corde, in which they indicated the complete replacement of the gauges smaller of the new nylgut for a new improved batch (from 0.36 to 0.46). The most significant improvements are the increase in the resistance of the material (to avoid breakage), […]
Featured image: Eclogue of Theodulus, printed in Leipzig 1492 Although until now there were no specific strings for harp in the Cuerdas Pulsadas catalog, we do have several customers who already use the strings in our catalog to string harps. Some of these customers, with whom we maintain closer contact, told us that they dyed […]
Now available at Cuerdas Pulsadas gut sets and gutting on silk Silk by Aquila Corde. Until the middle of the 20th century, guitar strings were manufactured exclusively with gut for the highs and wound on silk for the basses, where the acoustic result of this arrangement was very different from that obtained with the synthetic […]
Semi-wound gut strings are first mentioned in an advertisement published in the book “Introduction to the Skill of Music “by John Playford , published in 1664. “Advertisement: There is a late invention of strings for the Basses of viols and violins or lutes, which sound much better and longer than the common gut string, […]
A new day for classical guitar During the Second World War, Andrés Segovia was invited to a meeting of the classical guitar society in Washington, days before starting a tour in South America. Segovia commented with those present at that meeting that he was about to run out of strings for his guitar, since during […]
Pyramid strings for Arabic and Turkish Oúd are now available in Cuerdas Pulsadas. We want this post to serve to provide all the necessary information to fully understand the use and characteristics of these strings. PYRAMID , in the string trade since 1850, has strings for practically every known instrument. All strings are made by […]
The Aquila Corde classical guitar strings are now available at Cuerdas Pulsadas : the ALABASTRO family. We want this post to serve to provide all the necessary information to fully understand the use and characteristics of these ropes. String family ALABASTRO for classical guitar < / h3> Until the middle of the 20th century, the […]
In mid-2013, we incorporated into our catalog the casing that produces the most curiosity and satisfaction among our clients, both musicians and luthiers: Michel Frechina’s lamb gut frets. These frets are not subjected to whitening techniques (usually based on sulfur or other chemicals), so the frets preserve the natural color of the gut . Perhaps […]
