Fred Sturm wrote: > So okay, there are some cases where the difference in breaking % will > not be very significant. I did mine in the high treble, where the > differences are greater. Still, the trend is clear. The fact that the > Collins figures are rounded to the nearest % probably masks something. > Anyone else want to calculate it? > Regards, > Fred Sturm THIS is what all this was about? I'm amazed yet again! I thought you said you were concerned with real world stuff. When we have three different formulas providing three different values, all close enough to be well within the real world practical inconsistencies of the material, which one is gospel? I'll tell you - NONE of them are. They are all practical working guides for people doing REAL WORLD scaling on ACTUAL instruments, rather than arm chair decimal splitters looking for a few hour's entertainment at the expense of reasonable expectation. In what real world, and on what real instrument are you going to make a wire size change of 0.008"? And if you do, will that 2.7%-3% by your chosen formulas through that unlikely span mean the difference between the string breaking or not? Never mind the sound produced. In that REAL WORLD you were so insistent on, are you likely to deviate more than 0.001" on that string replacement? And wouldn't that calculated break% difference be at worst, a half percent by your formulas? And how, by any reasonable criteria, is this worth the time spent on this thread trying to drag useful information out of it? And why is it so difficult? Ron N
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