String Winders for Portuguese guitarras, and Strings for Coimbra and Lisboa guitarras (September 29, 2024)

(Alicates e cordas para guitarra portuguesa).

 
We have in stock a string winding tool which is essential for stringing up a guitarra. It is called an alicate para torcer cordas. It is used to make loops in the ends of the steel strings. Since guitarras are made in small quantities their scale lengths are all different. Therefore, it is necessary to custom make strings so the loops on each end are just the correct distance apart. Years ago the strings for the guitarra were sold on little spools and the guitarristas had to make loops on both ends of the strings. Nowadays the strings for Portuguese guitarras are sold in sets with a loop on one end of the string, nevertheless, the player must still put a loop in the one end of the string.

At the moment we have a modern Plexiglas string Winder made in Portugal for $55. Free shipping in the United States. We no longer export these products.


Strings for the Portuguese guitarra are $16.00 per set plus a flat $6.00 per order for 1 to 5 sets of strings in the United States. There are 12 strings on the guitarra. We have sets for the Lisbon style guitarra and for the Coimbra style guitarra.
 We accept PayPal. Our phone number is 949-856-1537 Our address is to: Fernandez Music, P.O. Box 2130, Anacortes, WA 98221

[For more information on the guitarra see my article, "The Portuguese Guitarra: A Modern Cittern," published in the fall 1991 issue of American Lutherie: The Quarterly Journal of the Guild of American Luthiers.]


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