>Thanks Ron, > >I'm also looking at the 3-part "thoughts on bass string design" article that >prompted the Conklin letter. Very informative stuff. > >Mike You're welcome Mike. There's another one I found in Travis' Guide To Restringing. This one is from James Hayes. Z=(d^2*N*L*F)/K Where: d= string diameter N= number of strings in unison L= speaking length F= frequency K=constant for music wire = 0.02078 all dimensions in inches He makes no mention of wrapped strings, but with Conklin's and Roberts' as guides for comparison, it shouldn't be too tough to work in a suitable weighting factor to accommodate the wrap. Ron N
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