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[[File:Tuning Block.png|thumb|Tuning block]] | [[File:Tuning Block.png|thumb|Tuning block]] | ||
== The importance of tuning == | == The importance of tuning == | ||
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 rather it won't be able to calculate the right speed for the harmonics. Thus the instrument will | 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 rather it won't be able to calculate the right speed for the harmonics. Thus the instrument will most likely not resonate at all, sound dull or create beat notes. | ||
Since the instrument relies on the tuning information stored in it, this means that if the tuning of the actual string deviate by as little as a tenth of a Hertz the bowing motor speed given will not correspond to the resonant points on the string. | Since the instrument relies on the tuning information stored in it, this means that if the tuning of the actual string deviate by as little as a tenth of a Hertz the bowing motor speed given will not correspond to the resonant points on the string. | ||