J>> ...Music wire of a given *speaking length* at a given pitch will be of >> similar break% regardless of it's diameter. > > Yes, for practical purposes it's a fair rule of thumb but in fact the > more the wire is drawn the greater its tensile strength for a given > cross section, so that a thinner wire will reach a _slightly_ smaller > percentage of its breaking strength for a given pitch and speaking > length. The amount involved is hardly likely to solve any practical > problem. > > JD Which is why I said similar break% Ron N
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