Aquila 97C Alabastro Light Tension, New Nylgut, string set for high demands, percussive tone

Incredible quality, beautiful packaging, Second to none for classical guitar strings! Highly recommend.

I absolutely love these strings and I'm so glad I've found them. As I approach 70 my hands are beginning to stiffen and I've taken to playing a 7/8th instrument which is less demanding on the hands. But finding strings which give an optimum and professional sound on this instrument has been a challenge. These strings simulate the sound of playing on gut and they produce a lovely, subtle yet bright tone with good projection. Whilst I am used to playing with standard length guitar nails I've found that to make the best of these strings, it's better to cut them right down to use more of the flesh than is usual. And I imagine that players who choose to play without nails would love these strings too.

My understanding of these strings after research was that they were of a sympathetic and good quality product pandering to the gut string player. My experience of using them was however quite different. After replacing the three trebles on an instrument previously professionally set up for light tension strings was that of an incredible loss of intonation beyond the 4th fret!!!! Octaves across the three treble strings were hair raising! Beyond the 6/7th fret they became quite comical! I did not even bother to put the bases on as there was evidence of corrosion on them as I took them out of the packet. After a frustrating two hours of checking if I had got something wrong etc. they now reside quite correctly at the bottom on the bin!The bases I will keep to replace any future broken picture hanging wires! Having said that some of my pictures are quite precious to me so I dare say they would fail abysmally at that feat as well!Good luck if you purchase!This was just my first and last encounter with all things Aquila!

I have not used this set yet and I am keen to see how Nylgut performs.

i was thrilled to get my strings only to realize they were beginner tension/strength. The product name on amazon is not appreciably indicative of which tension you are getting. very nice feel, almost as tacky as rubber

queste corde sono davvero eccezionali, provare per credere!

J'utilise ces cordes sur ma guitare romantique. Solide, agréable au touché et économique

la afinación en mi guitarra (una guitarra sencilla de estuido entorno 300 euros) es perfecta. en todos y cada uno de los trastes. esto es afinando a 432 hz. lo ideal para tocar música barroca y renacentista. e ideal para tocar sin uñas.estoy muy contento con el sonido, cálido pero vigoroso. el vibrato mejor que en cualquier cuerda de nylon. la facilidad del pisado de traste es asombrosa y siendo tension baja no pierden potencia de sonido. estoy francamente contento con esta compra. no puedo todavia hablar de la durabilidad, pero me dan muy buena impresión.si algo se desestabilizara con el tiempo, lo comentaré.

Ich habe zwei Alabastro Light Tension Sätze auf zwei verschiedenen Gitarren ausprobiert. Die Saiten gefallen mir sehr gut, insbesondere die Diskantsaiten. Heller als standard Nylon aber nicht so hell wie Carbonsaiten. In meinen Augen ein sehr guter Kompromiss, vereint die Vorteile beider Saiten technologien.Die Saitenspanning ist relativ gering, was Ermüdungserscheinungen in der linken Hand vorbeugt. Ich würde sagen in der Mitte zwischen D'Addario EJ43 und EJ45.Die Saiten halten die Stimmung extrem gut, nach dem sie sich stabilisert haben. Während des Spielens steigt die Tonhöhe nur minimal bis gar nicht. Das permanente Nachstimmen in der ersten Viertelstunde entfällt. Sogar von einem Tag zum anderen braucht man nur wenig oder gar nicht nachstimmen. Das habe ich so noch nicht erlebt.Wenn man die Saiten aufzieht dehnen sich die Saiten sehr. Man muss sehr viel auf die Mechanik wickeln. Das ist an sich kein Problem, man muss nur sicherstellen das genug Platz auf der Rolle ist. Die Lebensdauer der Saiten würde ich als hoch angeben. Ich habe die Saiten deutlich länger gespielt als andere Sätze.