Description
- This is the classic set of Tricolore strings as used by 20th century masters
- Medium gauges: e-1 - .26mm, a-2 - .78mm, D-3 - 1.06mm, G-4 - .80mm
- Warm, powerful tone
- Set comes packaged in individual envelopes, collected in a square box.
- Violin tone like it used to be
This is the classic set of medium gauge Tricolore violin strings. It is made up of: Tricolore Violin e-1 steel with a loop end, Tricolore sheep gut a-2 with knot and washer, Tricolore sheep gut D-3 with knot and washer, and the Tricolore violin G-4 gut/silver. The Tricolore brand, used by many famous violin soloists, was one of the most well-known violin strings made in the 20th century. Now, after many decades of being unavailable, we are pleased to offer these strings again. This string was developed by Ray Neiner at the Perfection Musical String Co. Brunswick, IN, just south of Chicago. The machines we use at Gamut Music to make the strings were purchased from the Perfection company, and in addition to the machines, we also received the formulations that Perfection used to make their strings, including the Tricolore brand. We have in our archives a copy of the Perfection workshop book that specifies the gauge of gut used for the cores, the size of the wires, length of the strings, and colors of the thread used for the stockings at the top and bottom of the strings. In addition to this practical information, we also received instruction for the special curing treatment that the gut cores went through before being wound and the specific techniques used in winding the wire onto the gut core. These strings are accurate copies of the ones that filled American concert halls with sound in the 20th century.