Quick answer
Key takeaways
- Every guide starts with the answer or tool you came for, followed by practical comparisons and limitations.
- Technical claims use primary references where available, and calculated estimates are labelled clearly.
- Calculations, links, interactions, and visible claims are checked before a page is published or updated.
Guitar String Tension Calculator is written and maintained by one person, not a newsroom. This page explains how that works in practice, so you know what's behind a given number before you rely on it.
Calculator standards
- Equations and units are documented on the methodology page.
- Each calculator opens with a useful example that you can adjust immediately.
- Wound-string results are identified as estimates when exact unit weight is unknown.
- Product-specific manufacturer data takes priority over a generic model.
Content standards
Every guide should answer its main question directly, include a useful table or calculation, explain the limits of the recommendation, and connect you to the most relevant tool. Review dates show when technical references were last checked.
Technical references and review
Before a page is published, I check its equations, units, links, and any cited manufacturer numbers against the primary sources listed on that page. When a page relies on a calculated estimate instead of product-specific data, that distinction is stated where it affects your decision — not buried in a footnote.
AI-assisted work
I use AI tools to help with research, first drafts, translation, and comparison work. Nothing goes live on that basis alone: I check every equation, calculator behavior, technical claim, link, and gauge table by hand before publishing, and again whenever I update a page.
Corrections
If you spot an error, I'd rather know about it than have it sit on the page. Material corrections are applied as soon as I can reproduce them, and the page's review date updates when I do. Report issues through the contact page.