Technical Library STRINGING V: Wire size availability Entire Contents Copyright ©2010 CBH

REPLACEMENT WIRE SIZE AVAILABILITY — August 2010
Diameter		Material
Imperial	Metric	Steel	Plain Soft Iron	Tinned Soft Iron	Yellow Brass	Red Brass	Phosphor Bronze	Malcolm Rose
								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.

	Technical Library overview
	Harpsichords Australia Home Page