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== The importance of tuning == | == The importance of tuning == | ||
[[File:Zoom - tuning block.png|thumb|Tuning block]] | |||
Getting the tuning right is fundamental to get the string to sound the way you want at the various overtones. Unlike a regular instrument, the Ekdahl FAR will not just sound "out of tune" if not tuned correctly, but won't be able to calculate the right speed for the harmonics. Thus the instrument will sound dull, create a "beating" sound or not resonate at all. | Getting the tuning right is fundamental to get the string to sound the way you want at the various overtones. Unlike a regular instrument, the Ekdahl FAR will not just sound "out of tune" if not tuned correctly, but won't be able to calculate the right speed for the harmonics. Thus the instrument will sound dull, create a "beating" sound or not resonate at all. | ||
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The first order of business is getting the tuning within +/- 50 cents of the desired note by adjusting the tuning peg using a piano tuning hammer. The tuning could be monitored by ear, using an audio reference or with the help of the automatic tuner in the configuration software. Make sure to NOT try and force the tuning peg down too low, around 6mm / 1/4" of the threads on the tuning peg should be visible at the lowest point. Trying to turn the peg further into the tuning block than this could end up cracking the block, rendering the instrument unplayable. | The first order of business is getting the tuning within +/- 50 cents of the desired note by adjusting the tuning peg using a piano tuning hammer. The tuning could be monitored by ear, using an audio reference or with the help of the automatic tuner in the configuration software. Make sure to NOT try and force the tuning peg down too low, around 6mm / 1/4" of the threads on the tuning peg should be visible at the lowest point. Trying to turn the peg further into the tuning block than this could end up cracking the block, rendering the instrument unplayable. | ||
== Tuning using the control box == | == Tuning using the control box == | ||