Single Wound Bass String Scale Calculator

Enter Note # , SPeaking Length in Millimeters, core DIAMeter, Outside Diameter of
of WRAP, and average length of ENDS(mm.) or exposed core: (bridge end + agraffe end) / 2.
Then click Calculate. Warning: No error checking on source data. Incorrect source = incorrect results.

NOTE #
SPLM
DIAM
ODWRAP
ENDS
TEN
BRK %
INH

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Notes: SPLM is in millimeters, DIAM is core in decimal inches, ODWRAP is Outside Diameter of WRAP in decimal inches, ENDS is average length of the exposed cores ( (agraffe end + bridge end) / 2 ), TENsion is in Lbs., BRK % is breaking point %,  INH  is an INHharmonicity constant: I = Bn^2  where I = inharmonicity of partial n in cents and B is inharmonicity constant in cents.

Bosendorfer Imperial:

You can calculate the additional bottom 9 notes by using Note Numbers 89 for Ab0 down to 97 for C0

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