> I see no disadvantage with the very slight added weight > My 11-string guitar has 11 metal tuning machines and I have > no trouble holding it for long periods of time. In any case, > you could always get a strap or a piece of silk if it became > a problem. It is a very small price to pay for great efficiency, > linearity in pitch vs. angle, and exactness of pitch without a > big hassle and worry about environmental changes. > > As for bowed strings, I don't know about your violins, > but mine have small machine tuners at the loop end of > the strings. You can install them very easily and coarse > tune with the pegs. Do you have these on your vocal chords as well??? RT -- http://polyhymnion.org/torban
To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
