[Michael J. Wathen]

That's just my point. The % of break point calculation has no diameter in
the equation. I know its hard to contemplate but it really has nothing to do
with the diameter.  To prove my point I will do a calulation for a Baldwin M
note 88 that I have here in my shop.  I will put on various gauge and see
what happens tomorrow.  Stay tuned!


At 06:14 PM 6/4/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Michael:
>
>Did you run any figures on a 12.5 or even 12 ga. string?  Some old
>Steinway consoles had 12 ga. on the top notes.  I think the speaking
>length was fairly long there too.  I never liked it, but the strings
>didn't break.
>
>dave
>
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>David M. Porritt, RPT
>Meadows School of the Arts
>Southern Methodist University
>Dallas, Texas
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