Technical LibrarySTRINGING V: Wire size availability Entire Contents Copyright © 2024 CBH |
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REPLACEMENT WIRE SIZE AVAILABILITY — March 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Diameter | Material | ||||||||||||||
Imperial | Metric | Röslau Steel |
Phosphor Bronze |
US wire † | Birkett |
Malcolm Rose | |||||||||
Plain Soft Iron |
Tinned Soft Iron |
Yellow Brass |
Red Brass |
P Iron |
Yellow Brass | Red Brass |
Iron A |
Iron B |
Iron C |
Yellow Brass |
Red Brass |
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.006 | .15 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.007 | .18 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
.0075 | .19 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.008 | .21 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.0085 | .22 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.225 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.009 | .23 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.0095 | .24 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.010 | .25 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
.0105 | .27 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.275 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.011 | .28 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.0115 | .29 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.012 | .30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
.013 | .33 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.335 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.014 | .36 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.0145 | .37 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.016 | .40 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.41 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.017 | .44 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.45 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.018 | .46 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.019 | .48 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.50 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.020 | .52 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
.525 | ✓ | ||||||||||||||
.55 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.022 | .56 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
.023 | .58 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.60 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.024 | .61 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.025 | .64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
.026 | .65 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
.0265 | .67 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.027 | .69 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.028 | .70 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.029 | .74 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
.030 | .75 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
.031 | .80 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.033 | .85 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
.035 | .90 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.036 | .91 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.037 | .95 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.039 | 1.00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||
.041 | 1.05 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
.043 | 1.1 | ✓ | |||||||||||||
† 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.
For discussion of these different wire types, see our Wire Identification page.
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