Single Wound Bass String Scale Calculator

Enter Note #, SPeaking Length in Millimeters, core DIAMeter, Outside Diameter of WRAP, and the average length of ENDS (mm.), or exposed core.

ENDS = (Bridge End + Agraffe End) / 2

Then click Calculate.
Warning: No error checking is performed on the source data. Incorrect source data = incorrect results.
NOTE # SPLM DIAM ODWRAP ENDS TEN BRK % INH
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Notes:

SPLM is in millimeters.
DIAM is the core diameter in decimal inches.
ODWRAP is the Outside Diameter of the WRAP in decimal inches.
ENDS is the average length of the exposed cores:
(Agraffe End + Bridge End) / 2
TEN is tension in pounds.
BRK % is the breaking point percentage.
INH is an inharmonicity constant:

I = Bn2

Where I is the inharmonicity of partial n in cents and B is the inharmonicity constant in cents.

Bösendorfer Imperial

You can calculate the additional bottom nine notes by using:

Note Number 89 for Ab0 through Note Number 97 for C0.
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