Calculated

string action Tension Core thickness comp total comp stretch

mm N mm mm mm
E6 2.8 131 0.42 5.6 2.5
A 2.8 136 0.38 4.46 2.0
D 2.8 138 0.36 3.96 1.8
G 2.8 137 0.33 3.35 1.5
B 2.8 106 0.4 5.94 2.9
E 2.8 106 0.3 3.34 1.6

Scale (m)
0.65

Table 1. Compensation calculation for Steel Strings

calculated
string action Tension core thickness comp total comp stretch
mm N mm mm mm
E6 3.95 64.3 1.0922 3.29 0.6
A 3.8 72.1 0.889 2.88 0.6
D 3.65 70.8 0.7366 2.48 0.6
G 3.5 53.9 1.0236 4.38 0.9
B 3.35 54.6 0.818 2.75 0.5
E 3.2 73.6 0.7112 2.11 0.4

Scale (m)
0.63
MAX
4.38411728411462
min
2.11241354426538
milieu= 3.24826541419

Table 2. Calculated compensation for nylon strings

Tables to calculate required compensation per string for Steel and Nylon strings, procedure is described in American Luthe

Just fill in the data in the yellow cells and required compensation can be read from column E
they now contain an earlier dataset otherwise all ugly DIV/0 entries wil appear in the result columns E-G

Loct is string compression to drop pitch by a full octave

E is the calculated modulus of Elasticitry for Nylon string or, in the case of wound strings: it's core
ulated
comp bending
mm
3.1
2.5
2.2
1.8
3.1
1.7

ulated
comp bending Loct E
mm mm N/M^2
2.7 19.5 1.664E+09
2.3 18.0 3.051E+09
1.9 17.60 4.463E+09
3.5 10.2 3.036E+09
2.2 16.00 3.07E+09
1.7 20.00 4.379E+09

nylon strings

s described in American Lutherie, 112, pg 56-60+A11