A set of 5 strings for standard gDGBD 5 string banjo tuning. All Nylgut (no wounds strings). Available in light or medium gauges. Note - Strings have no balls or loops and need you to make your own loop or knot. See boy scout knot making guides online! See drop down box below. Aquila banjo strings are made in Italy... 'Nylgut' has been patented by Aquila ...It is a high quality polymerized plastic mixed with additives to give a string with excellent tonal quality and volume. The New Nylgut® is the first product developed and patented by Aquila. The New Nylgut® is nor common Nylon or Carbon (Fluocarbon fishing line or PVDF), or a mix of them. It is a plastic compound of three different components Compared to Nylon, the New Nylgut® produces a better sound and stays in tune better, this because the moisture absorption is less of .1% against the 2.0% of Nylon normally employed for the musical strings (i.e. Du Pont Tynex® polyammide 6-12). Due to the higher density, similar to that of pure gut (1.30 gr/cm3), the New Nylgut® produces a better sound than Nylon and it is not so metallic like those of the so- called ‘Carbon’ (Fluorocarbon) PVDF strings. In other words, the New Nylgut® is probably the first genuine syntetic gut in the world. The New Nylgut® assures: a better sound than Nylon or PVDF, similar to the genuine gut strings; a more accurated fret-intonation due to the well gauged material; a very stable intonation under moisture changes.
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