String Tension Calculation

[Farrell]

Oh, Richard. Thanks for the info. BTW, got a URL for your website? Thanks.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: String Tension Calculation


> Farrell wrote:
>
> > To those of us less mathematically challenged than I:
> >
> > I have the formula(s) (thanks Ron N.) for converting hertz to tension
(given
> > a specific string diameter, density (or whatever), and speaking length),
but
> > I need to convert pitch in units of notes and cents into hertz. For
example:
> > I measure a pitch on my Accutuner as being D5 plus 60 cents. I know that
I
> > can find a non-stretched pitch in hertz for D5 on a table somewhere (or
any
> > other note - I have this somewhere I think), but how do I add the 60
cents
> > to the D5 hertz value? Thanks to any of the professors out there.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
>
> I have a table of convesions on my website. You are free to copy it and
use it
> as you wish. I am not sure thats exactly what you are after tho. btw...
what do
> you mean by "non-stretched pitch in hertz". That one has me scratching my
head
> :)
>
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
>
>