Lutes

Due to the large number of lute types, their various tunings and scales, and not least because of the range of string material available today, you will not find any strings or string recommendations explicitly designated for the lute and its related instruments here. Rather, the following selection of links will take you to the corresponding categories of strings which are suitable for the lute and which you can put together according to your wishes. You can also choose these categories using the menu option -Single Strings-.

 

Sugar  SHN 120+180+195cms long, for all purposes
New NylGut NNG 110+120cms long, for trebles and meanes
Nylgut NGE 180cms long for Basses of Archlutes and Theorboes
Loaded NylGut CD 120cms long for Basses and Meanes
Loaded NylGut CDL 150cms long for Basses of Archlutes and Theorboes
Carbon 

KF/HPK 

PVF

100+150+200cms long

115+180cms long

Nylon 

N/NR 

NR-K 

NN-S

110/115cms long, for trebles and meanes

115cms long, for trebles and meanes

100cms long, for trebles and meanes

Nylon wound 

 

 

Nylgut copperwound

NSW/NCW/NAW

NFC/NFA

VNG

D

105+120+140cms long

100+200cms long

115cms long

105+120+180cms long

plain gut  oiled/varnished

 

Gut silverplated wound

BRH/BRV

HU/HL/HV/V

BFA

120+150cms long

60 - 180cms long

120cms long