Originally Posted by
Explorer
I have some bad news.
A plain steel string will break fairly quickly when tuned to G#4 at a scale length of 25.5". if the string is thicker, it is stronger, but needs more tension to get to pitch. If the string is thinner, it requires less tension, but will break at around that pitch.
A plain steel string will break at a pitch of D#5 at a scale length of 17", for the same reasons.
You need a maximum scale length of around 15" to get comfortably to E5. You are a few inches longer than that, so D5 is pretty much your highest pitch if you expect strings to last at all.
Sorry!
Bookmarks