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Just to add a little bit of science to this discussion.
The general idea to most people is that the string gauge determines the
tension.
This is not 100% correct.
What determines the tension is the mass (weight) of a string.
The heavier a string the more tension.
In general you can say that bigger strings are heavier.
But you can have two strings of the same gauge, and if one constructor uses
lighter materials or a wrap that is less tight then you can have different
tension.
Roland Bettenville
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Date: Sunday, April 04, 2004 09:07:07
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Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Re: In the bowels of the ($399) beast(STRINGS)
Hi,
This is a very interesting discussion regarding the strings.
The Pyramids are a somewhat difference set then the d'Addario's.
Pyramid 0.11 goes to 0.48, while the d'Addario goes from 0.11 to 0.50.
So the whole d'Addario set has more tension, giving it's thicker lower
strings.
I also think that since the d'Addario are "Chrome steel" the tension of
this matirial is somewhat higher then plain Nickel as used on both
Thomastik and Pyramid. I also tried "Gibson flats (nickel as well) which
also sounded very good, and had a lower "overall" tension then the
d'Addario's.
I also made a small comparison between 0.15/0.16 G-strings between round
wound sets, D'addario's plain G has more tension then any other set I
tried. (I'm talking here on their plain XL-0.10 roundwoud set) I always
have a problem getting the right intonation with this d'Addario set, so
I tried diferent brands, same set, same string thickness. These dont
have the higher tension on that particular set.
These are just my observations, not a science test.
-Jerry S.
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