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STRINGING V: Wire size availability

REPLACEMENT WIRE SIZE AVAILABILITY — September 2011
Diameter		Material
Imperial	Metric	Steel	Plain Soft Iron	Tinned Soft Iron	Yellow Brass	Red Brass	Phosphor Bronze	Malcolm Rose
Imperial	Metric	Steel	Plain Soft Iron	Tinned Soft Iron	Yellow Brass	Red Brass	Phosphor Bronze	Iron A	Iron B	Iron C	Yellow Brass	Red Brass
.007	.18	*	*	*
.0075	.19			*				*
.008	.20	*	*	*	*			*			*
.0085	.22			*	*
.009	.23	*	*	*	*		*	*			*
.0095	.24			*
.010	.25	*	*	*	*		*	*			*
.0105	.27			*
.011	.28	*	*		*		*	*			*
.0115	.29			*
.012	.30	*	*	*	*		*	*			*
.013	.33	*	*	*	*		*	*			*
.014	.36	*	*	*	*		*	*	*		*
.0145	.37				*
.016	.41	*		*	*		*	*	*	*	*
.017	.43			*						*	*
.018	.46				*		*		*		*
.019	.48										*
.020	.51			*		*	*		*		*	*
.022	.56					*	*		*		*	*
.023	.58
.024	.61			*			*		*			*
.025	.64				*	*
.0255	.65								*		*
.026	.66						*					*
.027	.69					*	*
.028	.70					*			*		*	*
.029	.74				*	*
.030	.75			*					*		*
.031	.80						*		*		*	*
.033	.85				*	*	*		*		*	*
.035	.90								*		*	*
.037	.95				*				*		*
.039	1.00								*		*
US wire is drawn in inches. Metric conversion is approximate.

• We will prepare a replacement string for your instrument from any of these available wires.

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