{"title":"Vihuela Strings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vihuela is the small, round-backed five-string instrument at the heart of a mariachi group — the one playing the driving rhythm underneath everything else. It is not a guitar and it does not take guitar strings. These are made for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur vihuela sets were designed alongside Tomas Delgado of Candelas Guitars in Los Angeles, a shop that has been building and repairing these instruments for generations. The gauges are theirs as much as ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eClear or black\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClear nylon is brighter and more articulate, with more projection and sharper definition — the set for cutting through a full group. Black nylon is warmer, with a softer attack and a rounder tone, for players who want a more traditional, mellower sound. Both are otherwise identical, and both run the same gauges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGauges\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSet\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGauges\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear nylon — CG-VHC1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.033 .041 .030 .033 .041\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack nylon — CG-VHB1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.033 .041 .030 .033 .041\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive strings, listed first to fifth. The gauges are not in ascending order because the vihuela is tuned re-entrantly — the middle strings sit higher in pitch than the outer ones, which is what produces its bright, percussive chord voicing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Vihuela compares to our other specialty sets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the only vihuela sets we make. We also work with Candelas Guitars on our bajo sexto and bajo quinto sets, which are the other half of a traditional group's rhythm section. For other nylon-strung instruments we make Classits classical guitar sets and ukulele sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vihuela-strings-black-cg-vhb1","title":"Vihuela Strings – Black (CG-VHB1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack nylon vihuela strings (CG-VHB1), the five-string set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlack nylon: a little warmer and mellower than clear, with a softer top end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped with Tomas Delgado of Candelas Guitars, for the tone and the feel traditional vihuela playing asks for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFive strings. Made in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGauges: .033 .041 .030 .033 .041\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.I.T. Strings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44564489142407,"sku":"VHB1","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/9624\/9991\/files\/Vihuela-Black-1500.png?v=1778003332"},{"product_id":"vihuela-strings-clear-cg-vhc1","title":"Vihuela Strings – Clear (CG-VHC1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eClear nylon vihuela strings (CG-VHC1), the five-string set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClear nylon: the standard, warm and soft with a mellow attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped with Tomas Delgado of Candelas Guitars, for the tone and the feel traditional vihuela playing asks for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFive strings. Made in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGauges: .033 .041 .030 .033 .041\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.I.T. Strings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44564548681863,"sku":"VHC1","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/9624\/9991\/files\/Vihuela-clear-Front-1500.png?v=1778003427"}],"url":"https:\/\/sitstrings.com\/collections\/vihuela-strings.oembed","provider":"S.I.T. Strings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}