Thanks for all of this! It’s a worthwhile resource. But I’m confused. Where is the Google Sheet referred to? I see links to instagram, which I don’t use and don’t care to. Is there a link to a standard sheet summarizing all of this? Thanks again.

So far as I recall it never appeared on here?


Same here.


The reason I queried the 'bt' labelling of a few of strings was that I was re-tabulating some of the data into a different format. It has all the potential zero (X) fret notes going across the sheet, with each different bass & melody tuning getting a separate line down the sheet. It only considers light gauge (since that's what I use...), but the framework could be used for other gauges too.

Looking at the figures tabulated that way reveals a few possible anomalies (i.e. big differences in string gauge for same note in different tunings).
I also tried plugging some of the figures into the string tension calculator at Stringjoy - that also seems to suggest a few anolamies (i.e. some apparent tensions way out of line with others).

My alternative view sheet is currently in ods format. Somewhat to my surprise that format can be attached.

I've made a simple html table version of that same data now too.

These tables show both B2 strings on RMR tunings as plain, i.e. string 4 as .014 plain & string 10 as .016 plain (the string numbers are for a 12 string instrument).

I have two RMR light sets purchased last year direct from SE, & both have a wound string 10.

Does anyone know what gauge that wound B2 is?

I've tried using a (cheap) vernier caliper, but I don't seem to have the knack of using it with wound strings. i.e. I don't get the expected result for 'known' strings, so I can't trust what I get for unknowns!

Visually it seems smaller than the .022w F#2, and my unreliable caliper technique also shows a difference between them. Maybe .020w or .018w?