Bear Meadow String Sets
A table of strings for various purposes. These tables are derived from experimental measurements made at Bear Meadow Lutherie of pitch vs string tension of various strings.
|
D3 |
D3 |
A3 |
D2 |
|
| Pitch |
293.66 |
293.66 |
220 |
146.83 |
| Tension at pitch (Kg) |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
| String description |
.009" |
.009" |
.012" |
.020W |
| Material |
Plated steel wire |
Plated steel wire |
Plated steel wire |
Phosphor Bronze |
| Supplier |
Mapes Piano Wire
|
Mapes Piano Wire
|
Mapes Piano Wire
|
GHS |
|
D3 |
D3 |
A3 |
D2 |
|
| Pitch |
293.66 |
293.66 |
220 |
146.83 |
| Tension at pitch (Kg) |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.49 |
7.27 |
| String description |
.010" |
.010" |
.014" |
.022W |
| Material |
Plated steel wire |
Plated steel wire |
Plated steel wire |
Phosphor Bronze |
| Supplier |
Mapes Piano Wire
|
Mapes Piano Wire
|
Mapes Piano Wire
|
GHS |
|
A3 |
A3 |
E2 |
A2 |
|
| Pitch |
220 |
220 |
164.81 |
110 |
| Tension at pitch (Kg) |
8.65 |
8.65 |
8.63 |
6.17 |
| String description |
.015" |
.015" |
.o22" |
.027W |
| Material |
Plated steel wire |
Plated steel wire |
Phosphor Bronze |
Phosphor Bronze |
| Supplier |
Mapes Piano Wire
|
Mapes Piano Wire
|
GHS |
GHS |
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