>
Whoops. Meant to say
"For a given diameter":
> The frequency of the vibrating string (pitch) is proportional to
>
> squareRoot( stress ) / length.
>
> So for the same pitch, longer = higher stress (= closer to breaking)
>
> The square root makes things worse: a string twice as long would
> endure four times the stress in getting to the same pitch.
>
> But remember gut isn't a single well defined substance - the
> breaking stress will vary somewhat depending on the actual piece of
> gut.
> Thin gut strings aren't *that* expensive - why not just try it ?
>
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