--- On Sat, 4/2/11, George F Emerson <pianoguru at cox.net> wrote: > ... if > you calculate the metric conversion it is closer to a > half-half size different. 13 gauge = 0.775 MM = > 0.030512" closer to .031" than .030, but pretty much right > in the middle between US gauges 13 and 13 1/2. In the > larger gauges the calculated inch values, rounded to 3 > decimal places would round down rather than up, but the US > gauges are still very close to halfway between the metric > equivalent gauges, not a full half size different. > > Frank Emerson Actually, there's one slight error here. 0.030512 would be between US gauges 12 1/2 and 13; I'm sure that's what Frank meant to say. Other than that, it's right on. Cheers, Bert
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