Well Amos, at least you got the point of all this.

I do have a set of geared banjo tuners that I got from a junk box at a festival. I originally intended to use them on another lap dulcimer. I suppose I could slip them in - pending a benefactor or a lottery win to finance a good set; but I haven't really checked the junkers out to see why McSpadden was selling them for 90% off.

I suppose a thorough performance analysis and testing could maybe keep me off the strings for a month or two(?). Of course I might need to build some "test fixtures" and possibly acquire some "precision measurement instruments," so I might be forced to get some new tools if I "try to use the old ones."

Tough decisions to make.

Actually, I have sort of tried it out a bit, but it's inconvenient to have to sneak it out when no one is around, and the stocking cap pulled down over my face is kind of warm with the weather we've been having.

John