% tension drop by detuning 1 semitone? 2?

[PTL]

Assuming a guitar is in standard tuning.

What is the # reduction in tension if one reduces the tension by 1 semitone? 2 semitones? For example tune the E to D sharp or D.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[RodB]

About 11% and 21% respectively, give or take. Gauge etc. doen’t make much difference...

[Howard Emerson]

Originally Posted by PTL

Assuming a guitar is in standard tuning.

What is the # reduction in tension if one reduces the tension by 1 semitone? 2 semitones? For example tune the E to D sharp or D.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Here is everything you could ever need to know from the people who've been doing for a very long time:

https://www.daddario.com/globalasset...hart_13934.pdf

HE

[TennesseeWalker]

and maybe check some these out as well:


http://chordgen.rattree.co.uk/tensiontool.php?lp

https://www.curtmangan.com/string-tension-calculator/

https://tension.stringjoy.com

https://stringtensioncalculator.com

[mcduffnw]

Why are you asking? What are you trying to accomplish?

Let us know and we can probably offer much better thoughts and counsel.


duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

[birdsong]

Nice to have these, and the D'Addario above, all in one thread.

I just had a little fun plugging in different string values, scales, metal types, and seeing the results. Just out of curiosity - No goals in mind - but i could easily spend a lot more time doing so - a fun little exercise.

thanks to both of you for the links -
J

Originally Posted by TennesseeWalker

and maybe check some these out as well:


http://chordgen.rattree.co.uk/tensiontool.php?lp

https://www.curtmangan.com/string-tension-calculator/

https://tension.stringjoy.com

https://stringtensioncalculator.com

[PTL]

Originally Posted by mcduffnw

Why are you asking? What are you trying to accomplish?

Let us know and we can probably offer much better thoughts and counsel.


duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

Simple. Every guitar has a range of tension that works best. So instead of swapping different gauge strings to test tensions, I figure I'll start by detuning to see if it changes the tone drastically. Some guitars do. Some don't. And if I know the percentages, I get a sense of what tension I may be looking for in a new set to try.

[PTL]

Originally Posted by TennesseeWalker

and maybe check some these out as well:


http://chordgen.rattree.co.uk/tensiontool.php?lp

https://www.curtmangan.com/string-tension-calculator/

https://tension.stringjoy.com

https://stringtensioncalculator.com

Brilliant!! Thank you!