So it's not quite a full 1/2 size? I have the cheap mics that only do thousands... kind of. Jim Busby -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:12 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] breaking strings, Kawai KG-2A (1997) > Regarding scaling Jim, just remember ( I'm sure you have, but I know > someone who didn't :>( that guages stamped on the bridge are metric, > which are about a 1/2 size smaller. > > best regards, > Mark Cramer Gage for gage, #12 metric wire is about 0.0005" smaller than #12 SAE, progressing in an orderly manner to about 0.0007" smaller at #20. There is less than 0.001" difference through the entire range. Ron N
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