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Bent Romnes


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Post  Posted 14 Jul 2009 7:57 am    
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Could someone tell me approximately how many pounds pull there is on the 3rd string 011 when tuned to G#

Need to know for testing purposes ... what size tension scale to buy.

Thanks!
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Scott Swartz


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St. Louis, MO
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2009 8:29 am    
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here are calcs for my gauges

Tab:


scale 24.25inch E9 steel guitar
note      Hz   gauge   tension
F#   370.0   0.012   26.61 lb
D#   311.0   0.015   29.39 lb
G#   415.0   0.011   28.15 lb
E   330.0   0.014   28.75 lb
B   247.0   0.018   26.65 lb
G#   208.0   0.022   23.88 lb
F#   185.0   0.026   26.12 lb
E   165.0   0.030   28.13 lb
D   147.0   0.034   27.88 lb
B   123.0   0.038   24.12 lb


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Bent Romnes


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Post  Posted 14 Jul 2009 8:53 am    
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Scott, thanks a million!
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