It Took Guts to Make Gut

Focuses on the process of manufacturing catgut cords which offer the strength and tension required for stringed musical instruments. Discusses the preparation and processing of sheep guts to produce gut-strings, starting with the scouring operation which lasts for five to eight days, the application of sodium oxychloride to the scoured guts followed by the insufflation process, desiccation of insufflated gut, and fumigation by sulphur, after which the gut is ready for use.