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The Making
of a Gut String These photos were kindly sent to Orpheon by Mimmo Peruffo, Aquila Strings. They demonstrate the procedure of making strings out of animal gut. The photos are ordered as follows:
1. historical references, 2. descriptions, technical terms, 3. original strings from the past, 4. the machines used, 5. chronological steps of the procedure used today, 6. samples of modern strings. See also: Orpheon Panorama Music: Trio 113 for baryton, viola and basso by Joseph Haydn To order a CD: http://festesdethalie.org/formulaireCD.htmlhttp://web.mac.com/vazquezjose/iWeb/Orpheonhttp://festesdethalie.org/formulaireCD.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
Mimmo Peruffo, Aquila Strings
Statuto Romano
Statuto Romano
 
 
John Playford, 1664
Padova, 1785
Recipe from the Middle Ages
Napoli 1653
Thimotteo Rosello, 1574
 
String tensions, historical
Cello strings - original
Strings from Paganini
 
 
 
The cleansing of the gut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Modern gut strings (Aquila)
Modern gut strings (Aquila)
Modern gut strings (Aquila)
 
Strings on the bass viola da gamba by Jakob Stainer