String Tension Calculation

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 17:04:50 -0500


get a copy of TuneLab97 it will give you the Hz value for any pitch.

Greg

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

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