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Index of String Tension Tables

The string tables below list tensions for each string in each of the six gauges that are available (Light, Light+, Medium, Medium+, Heavy, Heavy+).

If your string length is a little longer, the strings would exert a little more tension for a given gauge. If your string length is shorter, the strings would have a little less tension for a given gauge. If you have any questions about the exact (or nearly exact) tension a given gauge would have on your instrument, you can use our string calculators to research the best string for your application. If you still have questions, please contact us at support@gamutmusic.com and we can calculate it for you.

• Optimum Strings Lengths for Gut Strings

Equal Tension Tables by Instrument:

• Violin | Tricolore Violin Strings | Equal Tension Violin Strings

• Viola

• Cello | Cello Equal Tension Strings

• Contrabass

• Bass Viol | Bass Viol Equal Tension Strings

• Baroque Lute | Renaissance Lute

• Classical Guitar

• Pardessus Viol

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Hand-made in the USA by Gamut Music, Inc., a leader in the revival of early music strings and instruments. Gut strings are not intended to be used with fine tuners or string adjusters, and those devices should be removed before installing the gut string on the instrument.

All Gamut Academie strings (pure gut and gut/metal-wound) are made with beef serosa unless they specifically say "Sheep Gut." All pure gut Tricolore violin and viola strings are made with sheep gut; gut/metal-wound Tricolore and all Red Diamond strings are made with beef serosa.

Gamut gut string gauges are approximate (≈) diameter. Meaning, that while a ≈0.60mm string is polished in the workshop to a diameter of 0.60mm, changes in ambient humidity, temperature, shipping, and storage conditions can cause to string to expand or contract slightly.

Gimped gut strings and custom gauged equal tension strings are gauged with the equivalent-gauge (=) system. This means that the gauge listed, such as =1.50mm, indicates that the string is approximately equal in weight to a plain gut string of that diameter. Of course, because the wire is much heavier than gut, the string will be much thinner than a plain gut string.

More information about Gamut gut strings, string types, gauges, and string tensions can be found on our FAQ/Articles page. Not finding an answer to your question? Please contact us directly: support@gamutmusic.com.