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mensur

mensur noun: the measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge.

Noun

mensur (plural mensurs)

  1. The measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge.
    • This is a slightly odd mensur for instruments tuned to a modern pitch of A-440 as it is slightly short for an instrument in F, which would be more comfortable at 65 cm or 66 cm, and it is too long for an instrument in G, which is more comfortable at 60cm or 61cm.2005, Daniel Larson, “A Set of Vihuelas: Matching Tone for Polyphonic Music”, in Lute Society of America Quarterly, volume 40, number 2, Lexington, Virginia: Lute Society of America, →ISSN, →OCLC...
    • In general gut tensions run toward the high end for a given mensur at a diameter equal to an equivalent nylon string, which would seem consistent with the 20% or so higher density of gut.2000 December 28, Dan O'Mara [username], “Gut vs Nylon string tension”, in rec.music.makers.bowed-strings (Usenet)

Forms of mensur

pluralmensurs

Questions about mensur

What does mensur mean?
Mensur means the measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge.
What part of speech is mensur?
Mensur is a noun.
What is the plural of mensur?
The plural of mensur is mensurs.

Words near mensur in the dictionary

  1. menstruum
  2. menstruums
  3. mensual
  4. mensually
  5. Mensun
  6. mensur
  7. mensurabilities
  8. mensurability
  9. mensurable
  10. mensurably
  11. mensural

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