Gut Strings for Treble Gamba by Pirastro

About Pirastro Founded in 1798, Pirastro has become a byword for a sound that is both beautiful and reliable. Each individual string in the Pirastro line has been meticulously crafted to provide musicians with an unsurpassed choice in tonal colors. As a result, a great number of string musicians play and recommend Pirastro strings. With their tonal flexibility and expressive power, Pirastro strings have inspired musicians to create their own unique sound by taking full advantage of their instruments' best qualities.   History of Gut Strings Strings made from sheep gut have been mentioned in the history of string instruments since the earliest times. While nomadic peoples used tendons and horsehair, following the discovery of an Egyptian lute from 1500 BC, we know that the Egyptians had already mastered the techniques of gut string manufacturing.  It is possible that a gut rope made of thin twisted gut filaments was used for the lower strings in the later centuries. However, the metal-w