aughts & naughts

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 7/23/00 2:03:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
larudee@pacbell.net writes:

<< List,
 
 I would be grateful if some of you ejikated folks out there could tell me 
what
 the "0" means in tuning pin sizes, e.g. 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, etc., and why there's
 never a 3/1 or a 2/2.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Paul S. Larudee, RPT
 Richmond, CA >>


I don't know where the measuring system came from, and what it means, but the 
size of tuning pins are 0, 00, 000, 0000. They are not 1/0 2/0 3/0 4/0 etc, 
although we use that as a sort of short hand for indicating what size tuning 
pin is used. So your question as to why 3/1 or 2/2's, doesn't compute. We 
call them 1 ought, 2 ought, etc., because of the number of zeros, with zero 
being ought. (or is it aught?) 

That's the best I can do

Willem