Aquila Guitar Alabastro Nylgut/Silverplate Set Heavy, GALBS-H

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Aquila Guitar Alabastro Nylgut/Silverplate Set Heavy, GALBS-H $11.42

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By Garth

Aquila Alabastro

November 25, 2017

First tried Aquila strings on a Ukulele and thought wow! So I searched out to see if they made strings for guitar. Found some overseas and ordered them. I put these on my Taylor 814 nylon and loved them. I use this guitar mainly for recording and loved the sound I was able to get. The negative was that I burned out the three wound strings after a few months yet the tops still sounded great. I do not play this guitar daily. I simply replaced the bottoms with another popular brand and kept on playing so it's now a hybrid set. Currently it sounds very warm and woody with this combo and has a great tone for my tastes. I will buy these strings in the future as no others sound as good for what I want to hear.

By Doug H.

Aquila Nylgut trebles...

August 20, 2011

I have had 2 sets of these on a spruce topped rosewood T. Rodriguez guitar that is a concert caliber instrument. I wanted a tone closer to 'gut' (slightly more natural and even a bit brittle like a lute).
The Nylgut trebles look odd at first, but the feel is excellent and very comfortable and they seems to last very well and stay in tune well.
They do require extra care in installing and stretching them and your guitar nut slots should be in good shape because Nylgut is more delicate that nylon.
If you are a Renaissance music fan, these might interest you (Cutting's Greensleeves, Go From My Window, etc.) because they have a certain 'charm' to them that is hard to describe, but they are definitely not as bright and bell-like as other modern trebles. Try one set and you'll know if they are for you. On a very bright ('trebly') guitar, these might subdue it and make it more balanced and rich sounding. I like them for what they are!

By Bob B.

Aquila Alabastro

February 10, 2011

I have used these strings for the past few years on two previous guitars. Generally I love them; however, there have been issues with quality control with i string (4th) in one set breaking shortly after installation (the US distributor replaced it free of charge) and in some cases the 1st will go early & is generally the first to break. The plated bass windings will wear at the frets but seem to last longer than the pure silver version so I stick with these.

I find it takes perhaps a month for the strings to fully settle after which time you will get a month or two at the best sound but then they will start to go quickly--my rule of thumb is to always have a backup set here and some spare 1st strings. I generally change strings after a full three months if played daily.

I recently obtained a guitar built to the measurements of a first epoch Torres and once the break-in strings come off I'll be test driving these puppies on it, you may be sure.

By Trevor T.

Aquila Alabastro Heavy.

April 14, 2010

These strings sound amazing and what really surprised me was how well all six strings intonate. Highly recommended.

By Donald D.

Aquila Alabastro Strings

December 13, 2009

These are by far the best classical guitar strings I have ever found. I find the Alchemia set to be of the same quality sound, but not worth the price difference for silver wound instead of silver plated. I highly recommend Aquila Alabastro strings, in both medium and heavy.

By David

GALBS-H

October 23, 2009

The Aquila strings were a big surprise.The treble strings are the brightest,
loudest that I've ever heard.They make my cedar top guitar sound like
spruce. Amazing.Really a pleasure to play,you can dig into them like no others.

IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INFORMATION:

Nylgut is a completely different material than Nylon and needs a bit of extra care during installation because of its soft surface and different molecular structure.

First check that the string channels in the nut are rounded and have no sharp edges, especially the lower edges facing the fingerboard. Because the string approaches from a slightly downward angle, if that edge is sharp the string can hang up on it, create a burr and break. It needs to be just slightly radiused, and this procedure can be done with very fine sand paper and an old string, or a small round file. Some makers ignore this because Nylon strings are very hard and can withstand a poor set up. Sometimes bridge saddle edges on the tying side are sharp as well and should be radiused slightly with fine sandpaper.

It is good to help the strings over the nut by lifting them slightly right at the nut as you tune up. Plain Nylgut trebles stretch like crazy so you should also cinch the strings up tight on the barrels before winding. Be sure not to overlap wound strings on the tuning barrels. The preferred method is to put a set on an instrument in the evening, bring them just up to pitch, let them sit overnight, and finish tuning in the morning. This allows the molecules some time to adjust to being stretched. Give them a week or so to stretch in fully (less for ukulele strings) before passing any judgment on tone as it takes a while for them to develop their best sound.

NOTE	DESCRIPTION	DIAMETER	TENSION
1^st E	Nylgut	.67 mm	8.6 Kg
2^nd B	Nylgut	.82 mm	7.2 Kg
3^rd G	Nylgut	.97 mm	6.4 Kg
4^th D	Silver-plated copper on Nylgut	1.45 mm	7.8 Kg
5^th A	Silver-plated copper on Nylgut	1.90 mm	8.1 Kg
6^th E	Silver-plated copper on Nylgut	2.45 mm	7.5 Kg

Set with two degrees of tension. The first three strings use monofilaments of rounded, polished Nylgut® "synthetic gut". Its features include promptness of attack, acoustic projection, excellent timbre and a truly remarkable stability of intonation, not to mention an admirable evenness of tone with the overspun basses.

The basses, overspun with silver-plated copper, consist of a core of Nylgut® multifilament that ensures not only a high resistance to tensile stress but also a low absorption of both atmospheric humidity and sweat. This makes for rapid and stable intonation, as well as greater durability.

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