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[https://www.juststrings.com/ JustStrings.com] and [https://www.stringsbymail.com/ StringsByMail.com] both sell custom gauges singly or in bulk. Individual Savarez nylon strings in various gauges: [https://www.StringsByMail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/savarez-62/savarez-specialty-singles-147/alliance-kf-carbon-602/alliance-kf-1-meter-460/ StringsByMail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/savarez-62/savarez-specialty-singles-147/alliance-kf-carbon-602/alliance-kf-1-meter-460]

Seagaur [https://seaguar.com/products/blue-label?variant=42960855531739 blue label flourocarbon fishing line] is also an option for plain strings for classical guitars. A 50lb string is about .025", and a 60lb string is about .028". Beware, 60 lbs refers to the maximum weight of the fish being caught, not the tension that you should tune the string to!

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|vD

| 11.5 15 18p 24w 30 36 46 56

| style="text-align:left;" | 11.5 15 18p 24w 30 36 46 56

|D'Addario

|somewhat light

|-

! rowspan="2" |electric guitar

! rowspan="4" |electric guitar

| style="text-align:center;" |25.5"

| vD

|10 11.5 15 19p/20w 26 32 40 50

|StringJoy

|Nickel Wound

|-

|25.5-26.5"

|vD

|10 13 16 19p/22w 26 34 42 52

| style="text-align:left;" |10 13 16 19p/22w 26 34 42 52

|D'Addario

|

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |25.5"

| style="text-align:center;" |26.5"

| vD

|C

|~~10 11~~.5 ~~15 19p/20w~~ 26 ~~32 40 50~~

| style="text-align:left;" |13.5 17p 24w 28 36 48 58

|~~StringJoy~~

|Phlub

|~~Nickel Wound~~

|

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |26.5"

|C

| style="text-align:left;" |11 14 18p 24w 30 36 46 62

|John Platter

|C F vA C vE G C vE

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|35"

| style="text-align:center;" |35"

|C

|32 45 55 70 80 90 125 (all wound)

|~~StringJoy~~

|John Platter

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|C F vA C vE G C

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!classical guitar

! rowspan="2" |classical guitar

|25.5"

|^^F

|24.4 26.0 30.3p 24w 28 33 40 48 high 3 strings in mm: 62 66 77

|

|Kite

|high 3: Savarez KF low 5: Silverwound

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| style="text-align:center;" |650mm

|C

| style="text-align:left;" |29 33 41p 26w 31 33 40 52

|John Platter

|C F vA C vE G C vE

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== Fretboard removal ==

IMPORTANT: Before removing the old fretboard from an acoustic or classical guitar, see [[How to make a Kite Guitar#Method #1|Fretboard placement Method #1]] below.

'''IMPORTANT''': Before removing the old fretboard from an acoustic or classical guitar, see [[How to make a Kite Guitar#Method #1|Fretboard placement Method #1]] below.

If the old fretboard is glued on, apply heat and use a putty knife. Go very slowly to avoid damaging the neck. The whole process often takes an hour or two.

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On an electric guitar, the saddle points are adjustable, so the fretboard placement need be only roughly correct. But on an acoustic or classical guitar, it's crucial to place the fretboard accurately.

When gluing on the fretboard, unless it's an electric, be sure to use locator pins! This is a standard (non-microtonal) luthier practice, ~~google~~ "fretboard locator pins". With the fretboard clamped onto the neck, drill two (some suggest three or four) 1/16" guide holes through the fretboard and partway into the neck, to position the neck during glue-up. Drill the holes in the fret slots so that the frets will hide the holes. Drill ~~on either side of the fretboard~~ to avoid the truss rod. Drill one hole at the first fret slot and the other near the top of the neck. Do not drill into the body. Unclamp the fretboard and put 1/16" locating pins in the guide holes to position the fretboard exactly. If the fretboard wood is extremely oily (such as padauk wood), first treat it with acetone. Glue the fretboard on using ordinary [[wikipedia:Polyvinyl_acetate|woodworker's glue]]. Once the glue is dry, carefully remove the locator pins. Do one final levelling on the fretboard along each string path, then install the frets.

When gluing on the fretboard, unless it's an electric, be sure to use locator pins! This is a standard (non-microtonal) luthier practice, search for "fretboard locator pins". With the fretboard clamped onto the neck, drill two (some suggest three or four) 1/16" guide holes through the fretboard and partway into the neck, to position the neck during glue-up. Drill the holes in the fret slots so that the frets will hide the holes. Drill off-center to avoid the truss rod. Drill one hole at the first fret slot and the other near the top of the neck. Do not drill into the body. Unclamp the fretboard and put 1/16" locating pins in the guide holes to position the fretboard exactly. If the fretboard wood is extremely oily (such as padauk wood), first treat it with acetone. Glue the fretboard on using ordinary [[wikipedia:Polyvinyl_acetate|woodworker's glue]]. Once the glue is dry, carefully remove the locator pins. Do one final levelling on the fretboard along each string path, then install the frets.

=== Method #1 ===

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===Frequencies===

41-equal frequencies in Hertz. The anchor note D is tuned to standard A-440 pitch. vA is roughly ~~432hz~~, and vvB is roughly the ubiquitous ~~60hz~~ electrical hum.

41-equal frequencies in Hertz. The anchor note D is tuned to standard A-440 pitch. vA is roughly 432 Hz, and vvB is roughly the ubiquitous 60 Hz electrical hum. (For readers in China or Europe, ^G is roughly 50 Hz.)

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 [https://www.juststrings.com/ JustStrings.com] and [https://www.stringsbymail.com/ StringsByMail.com] both sell custom gauges singly or in bulk. Individual Savarez nylon strings in various gauges: [https://www.StringsByMail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/savarez-62/savarez-specialty-singles-147/alliance-kf-carbon-602/alliance-kf-1-meter-460/ StringsByMail.com/classical-guitar-strings-1/savarez-62/savarez-specialty-singles-147/alliance-kf-carbon-602/alliance-kf-1-meter-460]
+Seagaur [https://seaguar.com/products/blue-label?variant=42960855531739 blue label flourocarbon fishing line] is also an option for plain strings for classical guitars. A 50lb string is about .025", and a 60lb string is about .028". Beware, 60 lbs refers to the maximum weight of the fish being caught, not the tension that you should tune the string to!
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 | style="text-align:center;" |27"
 |vD
-| 11.5  15  18p  24w  30  36  46  56
+| style="text-align:left;" | 11.5  15  18p  24w  30  36  46  56
 |D'Addario
 |somewhat light
 |-
-! rowspan="2" |electric guitar
+! rowspan="4" |electric guitar
+| style="text-align:center;" |25.5"
+| vD
+|10  11.5  15  19p/20w  26  32  40  50
+|StringJoy
+|Nickel Wound
+|-
 |25.5-26.5"
 |vD
-|10  13  16  19p/22w  26  34  42  52
+| style="text-align:left;" |10  13  16  19p/22w  26  34  42  52
 |D'Addario
 |
 |-
-| style="text-align:center;" |25.5"
+| style="text-align:center;" |26.5"
-| vD
+|C
-|10  11.5  15  19p/20w  26  32  40  50
+| style="text-align:left;" |13.5 17p 24w 28 36 48 58
-|StringJoy
+|Phlub
-|Nickel Wound
+|
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;" |26.5"
+|C
+| style="text-align:left;" |11 14 18p 24w 30 36 46 62
+|John Platter
+|C F vA C vE G C vE
 |-
 ! rowspan="2" |electric bass
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 |Nickel Wound
 |-
-|35"
+| style="text-align:center;" |35"
 |C
 |32 45 55 70 80 90 125 (all wound)
-|StringJoy
+|John Platter
-|
+|C F vA C vE G C
 |-
-!classical guitar
+! rowspan="2" |classical guitar
 |25.5"
 |^^F
 |24.4 26.0 30.3p 24w 28 33 40 48<br>high 3 strings in mm: 62 66 77
-|
+|Kite
 |high 3: Savarez KF<br>low 5: Silverwound
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;" |650mm
+|C
+| style="text-align:left;" |29 33 41p 26w 31 33 40 52
+|John Platter
+|C F vA C vE G C vE
 |}
 == Fretboard removal ==
-<u>IMPORTANT</u>: Before removing the old fretboard from an acoustic or classical guitar, see [[How to make a Kite Guitar#Method #1|Fretboard placement Method #1]] below.
+<u>'''IMPORTANT'''</u>: Before removing the old fretboard from an acoustic or classical guitar, see [[How to make a Kite Guitar#Method #1|Fretboard placement Method #1]] below.
 If the old fretboard is glued on, apply heat and use a putty knife. Go very slowly to avoid damaging the neck. The whole process often takes an hour or two.
@@ Line 504: / Line 524: @@
 On an electric guitar, the saddle points are adjustable, so the fretboard placement need be only roughly correct. But on an acoustic or classical guitar, it's crucial to place the fretboard accurately.
-When gluing on the fretboard, unless it's an electric, be sure to use locator pins! This is a standard (non-microtonal) luthier practice, google "fretboard locator pins". With the fretboard clamped onto the neck, drill two (some suggest three or four) 1/16" guide holes through the fretboard and partway into the neck, to position the neck during glue-up. Drill the holes in the fret slots so that the frets will hide the holes. Drill on either side of the fretboard to avoid the truss rod. Drill one hole at the first fret slot and the other near the top of the neck. Do not drill into the body. Unclamp the fretboard and put 1/16" locating pins in the guide holes to position the fretboard exactly. If the fretboard wood is extremely oily (such as padauk wood), first treat it with acetone. Glue the fretboard on using ordinary [[wikipedia:Polyvinyl_acetate|woodworker's glue]]. Once the glue is dry, carefully remove the locator pins. Do one final levelling on the fretboard along each string path, then install the frets.
+When gluing on the fretboard, unless it's an electric, be sure to use locator pins! This is a standard (non-microtonal) luthier practice, search for "fretboard locator pins". With the fretboard clamped onto the neck, drill two (some suggest three or four) 1/16" guide holes through the fretboard and partway into the neck, to position the neck during glue-up. Drill the holes in the fret slots so that the frets will hide the holes. Drill off-center to avoid the truss rod. Drill one hole at the first fret slot and the other near the top of the neck. Do not drill into the body. Unclamp the fretboard and put 1/16" locating pins in the guide holes to position the fretboard exactly. If the fretboard wood is extremely oily (such as padauk wood), first treat it with acetone. Glue the fretboard on using ordinary [[wikipedia:Polyvinyl_acetate|woodworker's glue]]. Once the glue is dry, carefully remove the locator pins. Do one final levelling on the fretboard along each string path, then install the frets.
 === Method #1 ===
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 ===Frequencies===
--equal frequencies in Hertz. The anchor note D is tuned to standard A-440 pitch. vA is roughly 432hz, and vvB is roughly the ubiquitous 60hz electrical hum.
+-equal frequencies in Hertz. The anchor note D is tuned to standard A-440 pitch. vA is roughly 432 Hz, and vvB is roughly the ubiquitous 60 Hz electrical hum. (For readers in China or Europe, ^G is roughly 50 Hz.)
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