Calculate string size

[David Ilvedson]

Metric Conversion:    

Example:   .033 becomes 33, subtract 6 = 27, divided by 2 = 13.5 metric

Best to always mic everything.   The broken string, the string left in the unison, the one next to it.    

David I.



----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:31:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Calculate string size

>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


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