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===Adding in-between frets or fretlets===
===Adding in-between frets or fretlets===
This section covers adding new frets or [https://Fretlet.com fretlets] (short frets that don't reach all the strings) to an already completed Kite guitar. The fret you are adding may or may not have a tang, and you may or may not need to cut a fret slot for it. A tangless frets is secured with glue or two-sided tape. You can place it temporarily with ordinary tape over the top of it, and check the cents with a tuner. Then mark the position with a pencil and attach it more permanently. Or you can use the following formulas.
This section covers adding new frets or [https://Fretlet.com fretlets] (short frets that don't reach all the strings) to an already completed Kite guitar. The fret you are adding may or may not have a tang, and you may or may not need to cut a fret slot for it. A tangless fret is secured with glue or two-sided tape. You can place it temporarily with ordinary tape over the top of it, and check the cents with a tuner. Then mark the position with a pencil and attach it more permanently. Or you can use the following formulas.


To add <u>tangless</u> frets, measure X and F (or X+F and F) like so:
To add <u>tangless</u> frets, measure X and F (or X+F and F) like so:
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==Tables==
==Tables==
=== Notes ===
6-string (mid-6), downmajor 3rds tuning
[[File:Kite Guitar Fretboard for a 6-string.png|none|thumb|833x833px]]
8-string (full-8), downmajor 3rds tuning
[[File:The Kite Tuning 5.png|none|thumb|833x833px]]


===Cents===
===Cents===
Every note on the Kite Guitar fretboard (printable pdf [http://tallkite.com/KiteGuitar/KiteGuitarNotes.pdf here]). The outer columns show the dots on the fretboard. The low note is vD and the tuning is in downmajor 3rds. The note names in the table are 12-equal, not 41-equal. The low vD is written "D -29.3", meaning 12-equal D minus 29.3¢. The 7 natural notes in 41-equal are '''''<u>bolded and underlined italic</u>'''''. The full set of 41-equal names are here: [[:File:The Kite Tuning 5.png]]  
Every note on the Kite Guitar fretboard (printable pdf [http://tallkite.com/KiteGuitar/KiteGuitarNotes.pdf here]). The outer columns show the dots on the fretboard. The low note is vD and the tuning is in downmajor 3rds. The note names in the table are <u>12-equal, not 41-equal</u>. Thus the lowest note, which in 41-equal is named vD, is here named "D -29.3", meaning 12-equal D minus 29.3¢. The 7 natural notes in 41-equal are '''''<u>bolded and underlined italic</u>'''''. There's usually one note, called the <u>anchor note</u>, that agrees with the standard tuning exactly. The anchor note here is D, thus the D note on the 6th string, 8th fret is +0.0¢.   
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Cents of 41-equal, when calibrated to 440hz, with 6 different anchor notes:
This table shows every note in 41-equal, not as notes on the fretboard, but as a simple list of all 41. The pitch relative to 12-equal depends on the anchor note. 5 different anchor notes are shown.
{| class="wikitable left-2 right-3 left-4 right-5 left-6 right-7 left-8 right-9 left-10 right-11 center-all"
{| class="wikitable"
!
!
! colspan="2" |F
!C anchor
! colspan="2" |C
!G anchor
! colspan="2" |G
!D anchor
! colspan="2" |D
!A anchor
! colspan="2" |A
!E anchor
! colspan="2" |E
!
!
|-
|-
!C
!C
|'''C'''
|'''C +0¢'''
|'''+2¢'''
|'''C -2¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''C -5¢'''
|'''+0¢'''
|'''C -7¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''C -10¢'''
|'''-2¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''-5¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''-7¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''-10¢'''
!C
!C
|-
|-
!^C
!^C
|C
|C +29¢
| +32¢
|C +27¢
|C
|C +24¢
| +29¢
|C +22¢
| C
|C +20¢
| +27¢
|'''C'''
|'''+24¢'''
|C
| +22¢
|C
| +20¢
!^C
!^C
|-
|-
!^^C / vDb
!^^C / vDb
|C#
|C# -41¢
| -39¢
|C# -44¢
|C#
|C# -46¢
| -41¢
|C# -49¢
|C#
|C +49¢
| -44¢
|'''C#'''
|'''-46¢'''
|C#
| -49¢
|C
| +49¢
!^^C / vDb
!^^C / vDb
|-
|-
!vC# / Db
!vC# / Db
|C#
|C# -12¢
| -10¢
|C# -15¢
|C#
|C# -17¢
| -12¢
|C# -20¢
|C#
|C# -22¢
| -15¢
|'''C#'''
|'''-17¢'''
|C#
| -20¢
|C#
| -22¢
!vC# / Db
!vC# / Db
|-
|-
!C# / ^Db
!C# / ^Db
|C#
|C# +17¢
| +20¢
|C# +15¢
|C#
|C# +12¢
| +17¢
|C# +10¢
|C#
|C# +7¢
| +15¢
|'''C#'''
|'''+12¢'''
|C#
| +10¢
|C#
| +7¢
!C# / ^Db
!C# / ^Db
|-
|-
!^C# / vvD
!^C# / vvD
|C#
|C# +46¢
| +49¢
|C# +44¢
|C#
|C# +41¢
| +46¢
|C# +39¢
|C#
|C# +37¢
| +44¢
|'''C#'''
|'''+41¢'''
|C#
| +39¢
|C#
| +37¢
!^C# / vvD
!^C# / vvD
|-
|-
!vD
!vD
|D
|D -24¢
| -22¢
|D -27¢
|D
|D -29¢
| -24¢
|D -32¢
|D
|D -34¢
| -27¢
|'''D'''
|'''-29¢'''
|D
| -32¢
|D
| -34¢
!vD
!vD
|-
|-
!D
!D
|'''D'''
|'''D +5¢'''
|'''+7¢'''
|'''D +2¢'''
|'''D'''
|'''D +0¢'''
|'''+5¢'''
|'''D -2¢'''
|'''D'''
|'''D -5¢'''
|'''+2¢'''
|'''D'''
|'''+0¢'''
|'''D'''
|'''-2¢'''
|'''D'''
|'''-5¢'''
!D
!D
|-
|-
!^D
!^D
|D
|D +34¢
| +37¢
|D +32¢
|D
|D +29¢
| +34¢
|D +27¢
|D
|D +24¢
| +32¢
|'''D'''
|'''+29¢'''
|D
| +27¢
|D
| +24¢
!^D
!^D
|-
|-
!^^D / vEb
!^^D / vEb
|Eb
|Eb -37¢
| -34¢
|Eb -39¢
|Eb
|Eb -41¢
| -37¢
|Eb -44¢
|Eb
|Eb -46¢
| -39¢
|'''Eb'''
|'''-41¢'''
|Eb
| -44¢
|Eb
| -46¢
!^^D / vEb
!^^D / vEb
|-
|-
!vD# / Eb
!vD# / Eb
|Eb
|Eb -7¢
| -5¢
|Eb -10¢
|Eb
|Eb -12¢
| -7¢
|Eb -15¢
|Eb
|Eb -17¢
| -10¢
|'''Eb'''
|'''-12¢'''
|Eb
| -15¢
|Eb
| -17¢
!vD# / Eb
!vD# / Eb
|-
|-
!D# / ^Eb
!D# / ^Eb
|Eb
|Eb +22¢
| +24¢
|Eb +20¢
|Eb
|Eb +17¢
| +22¢
|Eb +15¢
|Eb
|Eb +12¢
| +20¢
|'''Eb'''
|'''+17¢'''
|Eb
| +15¢
|Eb
| +12¢
!D# / ^Eb
!D# / ^Eb
|-
|-
!^D# / vvE
!^D# / vvE
|E
|E -49¢
| -46¢
|Eb +49¢
|E
|Eb +46¢
| -49¢
|Eb +44¢
|Eb
|Eb +41¢
| +49¢
|'''Eb'''
|'''+46¢'''
|Eb
| +44¢
|Eb
| +41¢
!^D# / vvE
!^D# / vvE
|-
|-
!vE
!vE
|E
|E -20¢
| -17¢
|E -22¢
|E
|E -24¢
| -20¢
|E -27¢
|E
|E -29¢
| -22¢
|'''E'''
|'''-24¢'''
|E
| -27¢
|E
| -29¢
!vE
!vE
|-
|-
!E
!E
|'''E'''
|'''E +10¢'''
|'''+12¢'''
|'''E +7¢'''
|'''E'''
|'''E +5¢'''
|'''+10¢'''
|'''E +2¢'''
|'''E'''
|'''E +0¢'''
|'''+7¢'''
|'''E'''
|'''+5¢'''
|'''E'''
|'''+2¢'''
|'''E'''
|'''+0¢'''
!E
!E
|-
|-
!^E
!^E
|E
|E +39¢
| +41¢
|E +37¢
|E
|E +34¢
| +39¢
|E +32¢
|E
|E +29¢
| +37¢
|'''E'''
|'''+34¢'''
|E
| +32¢
|E
| +29¢
!^E
!^E
|-
|-
!vF
!vF
|F
|F -32¢
| -29¢
|F -34¢
|F
|F -37¢
| -32¢
|F -39¢
|F
|F -41¢
| -34¢
|'''F'''
|'''-37¢'''
|F
| -39¢
|F
| -41¢
!vF
!vF
|-
|-
!F
!F
|'''F'''
|'''F -2¢'''
|'''+0¢'''
|'''F -5¢'''
|'''F'''
|'''F -7¢'''
|'''-2¢'''
|'''F -10¢'''
|'''F'''
|'''F -12¢'''
|'''-5¢'''
|'''F'''
|'''-7¢'''
|'''F'''
|'''-10¢'''
|'''F'''
|'''-12¢'''
!F
!F
|-
|-
!^F
!^F
|F
|F +27¢
| +29¢
|F +24¢
|F
|F +22¢
| +27¢
|F +20¢
|F
|F +17¢
| +24¢
|'''F'''
|'''+22¢'''
|F
| +20¢
|F
| +17¢
!^F
!^F
|-
|-
!^^F / vGb
!^^F / vGb
|F#
|F# -44¢
| -41¢
|F# -46¢
|F#
|F# -49¢
| -44¢
|F +49¢
|F#
|F +46¢
| -46¢
|'''F#'''
|'''-49¢'''
|F
| +49¢
|F
| +46¢
!^^F / vGb
!^^F / vGb
|-
|-
!vF# / Gb
!vF# / Gb
|F#
|F# -15¢
| -12¢
|F# -17¢
|F#
|F# -20¢
| -15¢
|F# -22¢
|F#
|F# -24¢
| -17¢
|'''F#'''
|'''-20¢'''
|F#
| -22¢
|F#
| -24¢
!vF# / Gb
!vF# / Gb
|-
|-
!#F / ^Gb
!#F / ^Gb
|F#
|F# +15¢
| +17¢
|F# +12¢
|F#
|F# +10¢
| +15¢
|F# +7¢
|F#
|F# +5¢
| +12¢
|'''F#'''
|'''+10¢'''
|F#
| +7¢
|F#
| +5¢
!#F / ^Gb
!#F / ^Gb
|-
|-
!^F# / vvG
!^F# / vvG
|F#
|F# +44¢
| +46¢
|F# +41¢
|F#
|F# +39¢
| +44¢
|F# +37¢
|F#
|F# +34¢
| +41¢
|'''F#'''
|'''+39¢'''
|F#
| +37¢
|F#
| +34¢
!^F# / vvG
!^F# / vvG
|-
|-
!vG
!vG
|G
|G -27¢
| -24¢
|G -29¢
|G
|G -32¢
| -27¢
|G -34¢
|G
|G -37¢
| -29¢
|'''G'''
|'''-32¢'''
|G
| -34¢
|G
| -37¢
!vG
!vG
|-
|-
!G
!G
|'''G'''
|'''G +2¢'''
|'''+5¢'''
|'''G +0¢'''
|'''G'''
|'''G -2¢'''
|'''+2¢'''
|'''G -5¢'''
|'''G'''
|'''G -7¢'''
|'''+0¢'''
|'''G'''
|'''-2¢'''
|'''G'''
|'''-5¢'''
|'''G'''
|'''-7¢'''
!G
!G
|-
|-
!^G
!^G
|G
|G +32¢
| +34¢
|G +29¢
|G
|G +27¢
| +32¢
|G +24¢
|G
|G +22¢
| +29¢
|'''G'''
|'''+27¢'''
|G
| +24¢
|G
| +22¢
!^G
!^G
|-
|-
!^^G / vAb
!^^G / vAb
|G#
|G# -39¢
| -37¢
|G# -41¢
|G#
|G# -44¢
| -39¢
|G# -46¢
|G#
|G# -49¢
| -41¢
|'''G#'''
|'''-44¢'''
|G#
| -46¢
|G#
| -49¢
!^^G / vAb
!^^G / vAb
|-
|-
!vG# / Ab
!vG# / Ab
|G#
|G# -10¢
| -7¢
|G# -12¢
|G#
|G# -15¢
| -10¢
|G# -17¢
|G#
|G# -20¢
| -12¢
|'''G#'''
|'''-15¢'''
|G#
| -17¢
|G#
| -20¢
!vG# / Ab
!vG# / Ab
|-
|-
!G# / ^Ab
!G# / ^Ab
|G#
|G# +20¢
| +22¢
|G# +17¢
|G#
|G# +15¢
| +20¢
|G# +12¢
|G#
|G# +10¢
| +17¢
|'''G#'''
|'''+15¢'''
|G#
| +12¢
|G#
| +10¢
!G# / ^Ab
!G# / ^Ab
|-
|-
!^G# / vvA
!^G# / vvA
|A
|G# +49¢
| -49¢
|G# +46¢
|G#
|G# +44¢
| +49¢
|G# +41¢
|G#
|G# +39¢
| +46¢
|'''G#'''
|'''+44¢'''
|G#
| +41¢
|G#
| +39¢
!^G# / vvA
!^G# / vvA
|-
|-
!vA
!vA
|A
|A -22¢
| -20¢
|A -24¢
|A
|A -27¢
| -22¢
|A -29¢
|A
|A -32¢
| -24¢
|'''A'''
|'''-27¢'''
|A
| -29¢
|A
| -32¢
!vA
!vA
|-
|-
! A
!A
|'''A'''
|'''A +7¢'''
|'''+10¢'''
|'''A +5¢'''
|'''A'''
|'''A +2¢'''
|'''+7¢'''
|'''A +0¢'''
|'''A'''
|'''A -2¢'''
|'''+5¢'''
|'''A'''
|'''+2¢'''
|'''A'''
|'''+0¢'''
|'''A'''
|'''-2¢'''
!A
!A
|-
|-
!^A
!^A
|A
|A +37¢
| +39¢
|A +34¢
|A
|A +32¢
| +37¢
|A +29¢
|A
|A +27¢
| +34¢
|'''A'''
|'''+32¢'''
|A
| +29¢
|A
| +27¢
!^A
!^A
|-
|-
!^^A / vBb
!^^A / vBb
|Bb
|Bb -34¢
| -32¢
|Bb -37¢
|Bb
|Bb -39¢
| -34¢
|Bb -41¢
|Bb
|Bb -44¢
| -37¢
|'''Bb'''
|'''-39¢'''
|Bb
| -41¢
|Bb
| -44¢
!^^A / vBb
!^^A / vBb
|-
|-
!vA# / Bb
!vA# / Bb
|Bb
|Bb -5¢
| -2¢
|Bb -7¢
| Bb
|Bb -10¢
| -5¢
|Bb -12¢
|Bb
|Bb -15¢
| -7¢
|'''Bb'''
|'''-10¢'''
|Bb
| -12¢
|Bb
| -15¢
!vA# / Bb
!vA# / Bb
|-
|-
!A# / ^Bb
!A# / ^Bb
|Bb
|Bb +24¢
| +27¢
|Bb +22¢
|Bb
|Bb +20¢
| +24¢
|Bb +17¢
|Bb
|Bb +15¢
| +22¢
|'''Bb'''
|'''+20¢'''
|Bb
| +17¢
|Bb
| +15¢
!A# / ^Bb
!A# / ^Bb
|-
|-
!^A# / vvB
!^A# / vvB
|B
|B -46¢
| -44¢
|B -49¢
|B
|Bb +49¢
| -46¢
|Bb +46¢
|B
|Bb +44¢
| -49¢
|'''Bb'''
|'''+49¢'''
|Bb
| +46¢
|Bb
| +44¢
!^A# / vvB
!^A# / vvB
|-
|-
!vB
!vB
|B
|B -17¢
| -15¢
|B -20¢
|B
|B -22¢
| -17¢
|B -24¢
|B
|B -27¢
| -20¢
|'''B'''
|'''-22¢'''
|B
| -24¢
|B
| -27¢
!vB
!vB
|-
|-
!B
!B
|'''B'''
|'''B +12¢'''
|'''+15¢'''
|'''B +10¢'''
|'''B'''
|'''B +7¢'''
|'''+12¢'''
|'''B +5¢'''
|'''B'''
|'''B +2¢'''
|'''+10¢'''
|'''B'''
|'''+7¢'''
|'''B'''
|'''+5¢'''
|'''B'''
|'''+2¢'''
!B
!B
|-
|-
!^B
!^B
|B
|B +41¢
|  +44¢
|B +39¢
|B
|B +37¢
| +41¢
|B +34¢
|B
|B +32¢
| +39¢
|'''B'''
|'''+37¢'''
|B
| +34¢
|B
| +32¢
!^B
!^B
|-
|-
!vC
!vC
|C
|C -29¢
| -27¢
|C -32¢
|C
|C -34¢
| -29¢
|C -37¢
|C
|C -39¢
| -32¢
|'''C'''
|'''-34¢'''
|C
| -37¢
|C
| -39¢
!vC
!vC
|-
|-
!C
!C
|'''C'''
|'''C +0¢'''
|'''+2¢'''
|'''C -2¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''C -5¢'''
|'''+0¢'''
|'''C -7¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''C -10¢'''
|'''-2¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''-5¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''-7¢'''
|'''C'''
|'''-10¢'''
!C
!C
|-
|-
!
!
! colspan="2" |F
!C anchor
! colspan="2" |C
!G anchor
! colspan="2" |G
!D anchor
! colspan="2" |D
!A anchor
! colspan="2" |A
!E anchor
! colspan="2" |E
!
!
|}
|}


===Frequencies===
===Frequencies===
41-equal frequencies in Hertz. D is tuned to standard A-440 pitch. vA is roughly 432hz, and vvB is roughly the ubiquitous 60hz electrical hum.
41-equal frequencies in Hertz. The anchor note D is tuned to standard A-440 pitch. vA is roughly 432hz, and vvB is roughly the ubiquitous 60hz electrical hum.
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