>I see-- Thanks for the very clear explanation
so the tension really has to do with the sound and construction, and the string length and pitch set the break point. Very interesting. I was thinking of comissioning a ceterone. Have to get the scale right. dt >Be careful! The maximum tension is one point - if you have such thin >diameters as for strings, the maximum tension depends from the >diameter! In other words: The thinner string will break at the same >pitch as the thicker one - but at a much lower tension! So the most >important question is: At which pitch the material of the string has >her breaking point. If you have a really strong built instrument, you >can take thicker strings and the tension is much higher. So the first >question is always: Which diameter had our old musicians on the >highest string when they strung their instruments? >The empiric breaking point for brass is 156 Hz/m. If you have a >string length of 0.50 m, you can get 312 Hz at the breaking point. >You have to calculate then minus one semitone (you like to play, not >to change strings... ;-) and you will have the highest string "so >hoch sies lyden mag" (as high as possible). > >Andreas > >Am 28.10.2007 um 00:49 schrieb David Tayler: > >>Does anyone have a rough figure for the max tension of brass >>(harpsichord type) wire in N-KG? >>Thanks >>dt >> >> >> >>To get on or off this list see list information at >>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
