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[Ron Nossaman]

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