How to make a Kite Guitar: Difference between revisions
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Microtonalist and luthier Tom WInspear can provide custom string sets at his website [https://www.winspearinstrumental.com/ www.winspearinstrumental.com]. His approach is to extrapolate from familiar string sets. He says this about string gauges: "Gauges can be scaled at the same ratios as frequency. A 41-equal downmajor 3rd is 2^(13/41) = 1.2458, thus from string to string the gauge changes by 24.58%. But you can't do that across the plain to wound transition. To tune to different keys, increase the gauges by 5.95% for each 12-equal semitone of transposition, or 1.705% for each 41-equal step. All this assumes a 25.5" scale. For a scale of S inches, multiply each gauge by 25.5/S and round off. For scales longer than 25.5", err on the side of heavier and round up, as longer scales do feel more flexible loaded with the same tension. Likewise, for scales less than 25.5", err on the side of lighter and round down. However, the plain strings should always be rounded slightly down, and should utilize .0005" increment plain strings where available." | Microtonalist and luthier Tom WInspear can provide custom string sets at his website [https://www.winspearinstrumental.com/ www.winspearinstrumental.com]. His approach is to extrapolate from familiar string sets. He says this about string gauges: "Gauges can be scaled at the same ratios as frequency. A 41-equal downmajor 3rd is 2^(13/41) = 1.2458, thus from string to string the gauge changes by 24.58%. But you can't do that across the plain to wound transition. To tune to different keys, increase the gauges by 5.95% for each 12-equal semitone of transposition, or 1.705% for each 41-equal step. All this assumes a 25.5" scale. For a scale of S inches, multiply each gauge by 25.5/S and round off. For scales longer than 25.5", err on the side of heavier and round up, as longer scales do feel more flexible loaded with the same tension. Likewise, for scales less than 25.5", err on the side of lighter and round down. However, the plain strings should always be rounded slightly down, and should utilize .0005" increment plain strings where available." | ||
[https://www.juststrings.com/ JustStrings.com] and [https://www.stringsbymail.com/ StringsByMail.com] both sell custom gauges singly or in bulk. | [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] | ||
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|Phosphor Bronze | |Phosphor Bronze | ||
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|vD | |vD | ||
|11.5 15 18p 24w 30 36 46 56 | |11.5 15 18p 24w 30 36 46 56 | ||
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|vD | |vD | ||
|10 11.5 15 19p/20w 26 32 40 50 | |10 11.5 15 19p/20w 26 32 40 50 | ||
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|25.5" | |25.5" | ||
|^^F | |^^F | ||
| | |24.4 26.0 30.3p 24w 28 33 40<br>high 3 strings in mm: 62 66 77 | ||
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|Silverwound | |high 3: Savarez KF<br>low 4: Silverwound | ||
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