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Details of 72
The strings are held in eight drawers in the workshop arranged thus:
           8.
1. 3. 5. 7.
2. 4. 6.

1st Drawer
Mainly old stock Pyramid wound strings, some are quite tarnished, there are a few long lengths, 160cm.
Also plain and rectified Pyramid nylon as well as PVF (carbon) trebles.

1st compartment:

908 x2 (tried)
1020 x1
1033 x2
1032 x1
1024 x5
1023 x3
1025 x3
1022 x1
1006M x5
1005 x2
9075 x3
906M x5
805 x7
905 x3
908 x1
909 x11
807AL 3
809AL x5
909AL x3
1009AL x6
1010AL x4
1011AL x5
1013AL x8
1014AL x10
1015AL x2
1020AL x3
1025AL x1
1030AL x4
1035 x4
1040 x4
1440 x1
1450 x1

2nd compartment:

All of these are160cm long:

1206 x11
1206M x10
1207 x6
1208 x5
1209 x6
1211 x7 (some tried)
1218 x2
1222 x1
1231 x6
1232 x4
1233 x2
1234 x4
1026 x2
1009 x2
909AL x2
905 x1
906 x1
809AL x1
.50 nylon x2
.60 x2
.70 x2

3rd compartment:

Pyramid rectified nylon:
400 x12
425 x3
475 x2
525 x1
775 x4
825 x3
Pyramid plain nylon:
.40 x13
.85 x2
.75 x6
.70 x4
.50 x4
.60 x1
Pyramid PVF, carbon, trebles
37 x3
400 x6
41 x4
425 x6
44 x8
47 x1
50 x1
55 x2
57 x2
60 x4

2nd Drawer

1st comp.

Savarez NFC, copper wound on nylon.
NFC 1M:
482 x5
442 x6
412 x4
383 x4
352 x7
322 x7
302 x1 (2m.)
302 x9
272 x8
252 x6

2nd comp.

Savarez NFC, 1 and 2m lengths, if unmarked they are 1M.
232, x3
232, 2m x2
212, x7
212, 2m x2
192, x9
172, 2m x2
152, x8
132, x8
132, 2m x2
122, x7
112, x4
110, x4
102 x8
92 x10
82 x12
72 x12
NF 72 x2
NF 70 x2



3rd comp.

Savarez plain nylon:
47 x9
44 x6
42 x4

Savarez NP, nylon wound on nylon.
NP:
65 x2
70 x2
120 x2
210 x1
380 x1

Savarez BF, copper wound on gut.
110 x2
160 x1
122 x1
130 x1
170 x1
210 x2
200 x1
280 x1
380 x1

Savarez KF (carbon) 1M, a couple of these have been tried.
37 x6
45 x7
47 x4
50 x4
57 x3
60 x4
62 x6
69 x3
71 x4
74 x2
84 x1
112 x1

Savarez KF 150cm
105 x1
121 x1
125 x1 tried
132 x1
136 x1 tried
150 x1
160 x1
172 x1
180 x1
190 x1
203 x1


3rd Drawer
Gut strings.

1st comp.
George Stoppani high twist:
.65
1.72
1.44
1.83
G.S. medium twist:
.82
Gamut gimped:
1.10
1.14
1.18 tried
1.44
1.60
1.92
Gamut treble gut:
1.00
Gamut diapason gut 240cm:
.38 x3
.42 x4
.44 x4
.54 x3
Kurschner varnished gut:
.60
.80
.90
NRI .80

2nd comp.
Sofracob, mainly 3m lengths. Each entry marks one envelope. Huge quantity of treble strings, some of the 3m bundles have been cut and the total lengths are part estimated.

LNT, plain gut
.38 6m
.40 15m
.42 50m+
.42 30m
.42 33m varnished
.46 10m
.48 12m
50 20m
54 4m
55 2m
56 9m
62 15m

DDT, extra twist
64 15m+
66 17m
68 20m
70 10m
72 6m
74 6m
76 7m
78 8m
88 10m
90 4m
92 4m
96 14m
98 3m
135 3m

3rd comp.
Miscellaneous short gut strings, off cuts, some experimental catline type strings

4th Drawer

1st comp.

Aquila Nylgut , old white ones as well as newer yellow ones mixed up
42 x2
46 x1
50 x8
54 x5
56 x6
58 x4
60 x8
62 x4
66 x4
68 x3
70 x3
72 x1
73 x1
76 x1
79 x2
85 x2
88 x4
91 x2
97 x1

2nd comp.
Aquila
44 nylon x1
46 nylon x1
104 type D wound
140 type D very tarnished

3rd comp.
Kurschner
LK 5112 x1
LK 5165 x1
LK 5195 x1
LK5145 x1
PVF 57 x2
PVF 66 x1


5th Drawer

Fret gut, Sofracob, mainly 3m lengths, some have been cut and all lengths are approximate or estimated

1st comp.

Trivial amounts of 150, 120, 116, 110, a lot of 135.
108 3m
100 7m+
98 20m
94 24m
925 8m
90 12m
88 10m
875 10m
86 14m
80 20m

2nd comp.

78 9m
76 20m
74 3m
72 23m
70 24m
68 15m
66 6m
64 22m
62 17m
60 24m
58 33m
56 2m
54 21m
52 4m
50 30m
48 5m
further lengths down to 40 as well as numerous off cuts.

6th Drawer

1st comp.

Aquila gut type V
73 x3
76 x4
79 x3
82 x5
88 x4
94 x1
100 x2
108 x4
112 x3
116 x5
124 x2
84 x2 tried
91 x1 tried
108 x1 tried
Aquila .99 varnished

7th Drawer

Miscellaneous wire strings for cittern etc. Various samples, odds and ends, oud strings etc.
Reels of plain Pyramid nylon ,40 ,65 .70 .75
Various reels of fish lines etc.
Pyramid and Kurschner string calculation slide rules.

8th Drawer

Pirastro Chordaflex (roped gut) 115-125cm
20 pm
22 pm
24 pm
26 pm

Pirastro Seicor (silver wound on silk) 115cm
.65
1.08
1.50

Pirastro Nycor (rectified nylon) 115cm
40
73
128

Chinese silk strings from Ray Man
Miscellaneous off cuts