Calculate string size

[Cy Shuster]

Terry truth-tested the original formula and found a problem: Gw=(d-5)/2
Use .033 for the diameter "d", and that's what he got.  If "d" is in 
thousandths, it's Gw=((d*1000)-5)/2.

--Cy--

P.S. For extra credit, does anyone know the metric gauge formula?  Bernhard? 
(I don't.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mps@usol.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: RE: Calculate string size


> Thank you Bob and Dean for the striaght forward answers.
> Terry, I'm not sure what your answer meant, but thank you just the
> same for replying.
>
> Mark
>> 0.033 inches = -2.4835 wire size?
>>
>> Terry Farrell