GAMUT Tricolore viola string D


item number: 200711
in stock
One of the most famous viola strings of the 20th century was the Tricolore brand. GAMUT MUSIC is now bringing these strings back onto the market after many years of unavailability. The takeover of the original manufacturing machines and recipes from the original producer should help to ensure that an exact copy of this historical string brand can be offered. The only addition to the original string design is the addition of a leather washer at the knot of each string. Modern tailpieces have wider string slots than those of the early 20th century and the intestinal knot is no longer large enough to hold the string in place. The leather prevents the string from being pulled through the tailpiece.

Tricolore d-2 string viola, gut

  • Natural sheep gut treble string
  • single length (32")
  • single twist Lyon style
  • knotted at one end with a leather washer
  • hand-rubbed with a light oil