Musical String Wire
Made from special high grade steel rod that features low inclusions, musical string wire is used in the manufacture of strings for all types of small string instruments, such as mandolins, guitars, and banjos. The tinned and straightened wire is furnished in 8" or 13" coils or on spools, in both hexagon and round shapes.
| ROUND |
Diameter
(inches) |
Tolerance
(inches) |
Breaking
Load
(Lbs.) |
Feet
Per Lb. |
| .007 |
+/-.0002 |
15.5-17 |
7652 |
| .008 |
+/-.0002 |
20-22 |
5858 |
| .009 |
+/-.0002 |
24-27 |
4629 |
| .0095 |
+/-.0002 |
27-30 |
4154 |
| .010 |
+/-.0002 |
30-33.5 |
3749 |
| .0105 |
+/-.0003 |
33-36 |
3400 |
| .011 |
+/-.0003 |
36-40 |
3098 |
| .0115 |
+/-.0003 |
39-43 |
2835 |
| .012 |
+/-.0003 |
43-47 |
2604 |
| .0125 |
+/-.0003 |
45-49 |
2400 |
| .013 |
+/-.0003 |
47-50.5 |
2218 |
| .0135 |
- |
- |
- |
| .014 |
+/-.0003 |
54-57.5 |
1913 |
| .0145 |
+/-.0003 |
57.5-61 |
1783 |
| .015 |
+/-.0003 |
61-65 |
1665 |
| .016 |
+/-.0003 |
68-74 |
1465 |
| .017 |
+/-.0003 |
76-83 |
1297 |
| .018 |
+/-.0003 |
84-91.5 |
1157 |
| .019 |
+/-.0003 |
93.5-102 |
1037 |
| .020 |
+/-.0003 |
100-110 |
937 |
| .021 |
+/-.0003 |
111-121 |
850 |
| .022 |
+/-.0003 |
122-133 |
775 |
| .023 |
+/-.0003 |
133-145 |
708 |
| .024 |
+/-.0003 |
145-158 |
651 |
| .026 |
+/-.0003 |
164-180 |
555 |
| .028 |
+/-.0003 |
191-209 |
478 |
Finer or larger sizes available.
HEXAGON |
Diameter
(inches) |
Tolerance
(inches) |
Breaking Load
(Lbs.) |
Equiv. Round Size |
Feet Per Lb. |
| .007 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .008 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .009 |
+.0001-.0003 |
25.5-28 |
.0095 |
4154 |
| .0095 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .010 |
+.0001-.0003 |
31-34 |
.0105 |
3400 |
| .0105 |
+.0002-.0004 |
34-37 |
.0110 |
3098 |
| .011 |
+.0002-.0004 |
37-41 |
.0115 |
2835 |
| .0115 |
+.0002-.0004 |
40-43.5 |
.0120 |
2604 |
| .012 |
+.0002-.0004 |
44-48 |
.0126 |
2363 |
| .0125 |
+.0002-.0004 |
47.5-51.5 |
.0131 |
2185 |
| .013 |
+.0002-.0004 |
50-55 |
.0136 |
2028 |
| .0135 |
+.0002-.0005 |
52.5-57 |
.0141 |
1887 |
| .014 |
+.0002-.0005 |
53.5-59.5 |
.0146 |
1760 |
| .0145 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .015 |
+.0002-.0005 |
62-69 |
.0157 |
1521 |
| .016 |
+.0002-.0005 |
72-79 |
.0167 |
1344 |
| .017 |
+.0003-.0005 |
80-88 |
.0178 |
1184 |
| .018 |
+.0003-.0006 |
93.5-102 |
.0190 |
1037 |
| .019 |
+.0003-.0007 |
100-110 |
.0200 |
937 |
| .020 |
+.0003-.0007 |
110-120 |
.0210 |
850 |
| .021 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .022 |
+.0003-.0007 |
131-144 |
.0232 |
695 |
| .023 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .024 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .026 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| .028 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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