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Originally Posted by ocarolan
Certainly agree these calculators can be useful as a quick and easy rule of thumb to get you into the right general area of what might be worth trying. The tensions of the Heritage strings will be lower than these charts give though, as the core/wrap ration is different from other strings, including Newtones own Masterclass series, which I use on my other instruments.
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That's why I prefer my spreadsheet, Keith. If the string maker publishes the unit weight of the strings, as
D'Addario does, then you can tailor the results to the actual strings. The D'addario link provides the equation:
Tension = (Unit Weight x (2 x Scale Length x Frequency)^2) / 386.4
Note that Unit Weights here have to be in pounds per linear foot. It's pretty simple to set up a spreadsheet to play with the possibilities...
Phil