Ex-works tuning A C C A A F E E B
17 20 8 17 5 13 12 24 19
G 27 27 G
F# 26 26 F#
F 25 25 F
E 24 x 24 E
Eb 23 23 Eb
D 22 22 D
C# 21 21 C#
C 20 x 20 C
B 19 x 19 B
Bb 18 18 Bb
A 17 x x 17 A
Ab 16 16 Ab
G 15 15 G
F# 14 14 F#
F 13 x 13 F
E 12 x 12 E
Eb 11 11 Eb
D 10 10 D
C# 9 9 C#
C 8 x 8 C
B 7 7 B
Bb 6 6 Bb
A 5 x 5 A
Ab 4 4 Ab
G 3 3 G
F# 2 2 F#
F 1 1 F
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Lets go!
You have now heard the sound samples and decided on the one you want. Lets take the
tuning AKE BONO (A) as an example. Print out the pdf with the Tune-O-Gram for AKE
BONO (A). The tines of the Sansula are shown in their original, ex-works tuning. The tines
are numbered from left to right along the bottom row. The bottom of each shaded column
(representing a tine) is marked with an X. This X shows the present i.e. ex-works tuning:
for example tine 1, pitch A, pitch number 17. Looking at tine 2, we see the X at pitch
number 20 and an O at number 22, pitch D. The O shows the new position and the new
pitch required for AKE BONO (A). In the case of tine 1 the X and the O are in the same
position so no change in the ex-works tuning is necessary. You can see at a glance which
tines must be retuned, by how many steps and in which direction in order to arrive at the
desired tuning.
Beginning with tine no. 2, strike with the hammer from the plucking side/front of the
instrument while plucking the tine at intervals to see how the needle of the tuning device
reacts. The higher the pitch, the greater the movement of the needle to the right until it
disappears from the display and reappears on the left. At that moment, the name of the
pitch in the top right of the display changes from C to C#. Keep striking the tine until the
needle disappears to the right again. The pitch name now changes to D.
Continue striking with the hammer until the needle reaches zero in the middle of the
display. You have reached the new pitch required for tine 2 in AKE BONO (A). Tine 3 must
be retuned 2 pitch positions higher, from number 20 to 22. Here too, you proceed from
C via C# to D. Tines 4 to 8 remain unchanged.
You have now retuned your Sansula to the tuning of AKE BONO (A).