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Reuter's Conversion Table
Metric and English (Avoirdupois)
Gram (metric) - Ounce - Drams - Grains

[Gram- A metric unit of mass and weight equal to 1/1000 kilogram and nearly equal to 1 cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density.) 1 kilogram =2.2 pounds (advp.)
[Avoirdupois- the series of units of weight based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce of 16 drams.
]
[Drams- A unit of weight used Great Britain. Equal to 1/16th of an ounce]
[Grains- A unit of weight based on the weight of a grain of wheat. (0.065 of a pound)]

WEIGHT OF BOWS FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

INSTRUMENT

LIGHT

MEDIUM

HEAVY

VIOLIN

56 gram

61 gram

66 gram

VIOLA

66 gram

71 gram

76 gram

CELLO

76 gram

81 gram

86 gram

BASS

86 gram

91 gram

96 gram


GRAM

OUNCE

GRAINS

0.0648

=0.00

1.000

0.5000

=0.00

7.716

1.0000

=0.00

15.432

10.0000

=0.25

45.095

28.3500

=1.00

437.500


GRAM

OUNCE

GRAINS

GRAM

OUNCE

GRAINS

GRAM

OUNCE

GRAINS

42.525

=1.50

+0

67

=2.25

+50

92

=3.00

+107

43

=1.50

+7

68

=2.25

+65

92.138

=3.25

.
44

=1.50

+23

69

=2.25

+80

93

=3.25

+13

45

=1.50

+38

70

=2.25

+96

94

=3.25

+29

46

=1.50

+54

70.875

=2.25

. 95

=3.25

+44

47

=1.50

+69

71

=2.25

+12

96

=3.25

+60

48

=1.50

+84

72

=2.25

+27

97

=3.25

+75

49

=1.50

+100

73

=2.25

+43

98

=3.25

+90

49.613

=1.75

. 74

=2.25

+58

99

=3.25

+106

50

=1.75

+6

75

=2.25

+74

99.225

=3.50

.
51

=1.75

+21

76

=2.25

+89

100

=3.50

+12

52

=1.75

+37

77

=2.25

+105

101

=3.50

+27

53

=1.75

+52

77.963

=2.50

. 102

=3.50

+43

54

=1.75

+68

78

=2.50

+1

103

=3.50

+58

55

=1.75

+83

79

=2.50

+16

104

=3.50

+74

56

=1.75

+99

80

=2.50

+31

105

=3.50

+89

56.700

=2.00

. 81

=2.50

+47

105

=3.50

+89

57

=2.00

+5

82

=2.50

+62

106.313

=3.75

.
58

=2.00

+20

83

=2.50

+78

107

=3.75

+11

59

=2.00

+35

84

=2.50

+93

108

=3.75

+26

60

=2.00

+51

85

=2.50

109

109

=3.75

+41

61

=2.00

+66

85.050

=3.00

. 110

=3.75

+57

62

=2.00

+82

86

=3.00

+15

111

=3.75

+72

63

=2.00

+97

87

=3.00

+30

112

=3.75

+88

63.788

=2.25

. 88

=3.00

+46

113

=3.75

+103

64

=2.25

+3

89

=3.00

+61

113.400

=4.00

.
65

=2.25

+19

90

=3.00

+76

114

=4.00

+9

66

=2.25

+34

91

=3.00

+92

115

=4.00

+25

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