What are cat gut strings?
Contrary to popular novice belief, cat gut strings have nothing to do with the furry feline friends. Back in the early days of guitar, particularly classical and Spanish guitar, players would install strings made from dried lamb intestines. If you were to envision an empty sausage casing stretched out, you would be on the right track. These strings were typically used for the G, B, and upper E strings. However, it is common to see the lower part of the string set use cat gut as the core of a wrapped string. These strings can became weak and brittle over time in comparison to their nylon counterpart strings. Today, most players favor the more popular nylon strings as an alternative to cat gut..
