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GUT STRING [2 records]

Record 1 2018-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A racket string made from animal intestines.

CONT

Although companies have made progress toward making nylon strings more like natural gut, experts agree that gut still offers the best playability ... Unfortunately, gut usually costs in the $50-$60 range, so most players are content to use synthetic strings ... With synthetic strings now being produced with a wrapped or individually textured filament construction to simulate gut, and with metallic, silicon and Teflon coatings, today's strings have both increased durability and responsiveness ... Wilson Sweetspot synthetic which incorporates 15, 16, and 17-gauge string in a way that allows for the thinner more responsive 17-gauge thickness in the sweetspot area and the wider more durable 15-gauge string on the outside.

OBS

Sometimes the term "catgut" is used even when the string is made of some other animal intestine.

PHR

natural gut string, synthetic gut string

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Cordage: boyaux naturels (mouton ou bœuf, (idée de Babolat, lyonnais, fabricant de cordes à musique) il faut 2 intestins pour une garniture) ou synthétiques (nylon) [...]

PHR

boyau monofilament, boyau naturel, boyau polyfilament, boyau synthétique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ropemaking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corderie

Spanish

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