brontosaurous Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hi all, I've just forgotten how gut string gauges work, and was hoping someone could lend some help. The light/thin gauges have the higher guage number, right (i.e. a 17.25 gauge Eudoxa D stiff is lighter/thinner than a 16.5 gauge Eudoxa D stiff)? Thanks in advance. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nola Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brontosaurous Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Thanks mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 These are not wire gauges. This is "PM", or Pirastro Measure, a 19th century measuring scale. The smaller the number, the thinner the string. A Pirastro 20 gauge equals one millimeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I think Dlugolecki has a converter on his site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Double the "gauge" and you have the measurement in thousandths of an inch. So, for instance, the Pirastro 20, above, equals 40/1000", and 39.37/1000" = 1mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brontosaurous Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh okay, thanks for the clarification. Well, I've gone off and ordered Kurschner strings instead. They're quite clear about what's lighter than what, etc., so it was easy. I was just wondering what people do with spare sets of gut strings around? I know it's not ideal to keep gut strings lying around for too long, but say you do have to keep a spare set in hand, what's the best way to preserve its quality and life expectancy? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nola Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Wow, sorry to lead you the wrong way on that one. I would have bet the farm on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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