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made by Grant O'Brien
Stringing the 'French' Ruckers aligned double-manual harpsichord
French string gauge sizes
I have, in the past, done a great deal of work on the determination of the correct diameter equivalents for the French string gauge sizes. This work points to the following gauge diameter equivalents for the French wire string gauge system:
|
Gauge Diameter |
Diameter in mm |
Diameter in inches |
|
10 |
0.187mm |
0.0074" |
|
9 |
0.210mm |
0.0083" |
|
8 |
0.237mm |
0.0093" |
|
7 |
0.266mm |
0.0105" |
|
6 |
0.299mm |
0.0118" |
|
5 |
0.337mm |
0.0133" |
|
4 |
0.378mm |
0.0149" |
|
3 |
0.426mm |
0.0168" |
|
2 |
0.479mm |
0.0188" |
|
1 |
0.538mm |
0.0212" |
|
0 |
0.605mm |
0.0238" |
|
00 |
0.680mm |
0.0268" |
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