trying to change tie-configuration

[Stefan Thomas]

Dear community,
I try to change the configuration of ties.
If read in lilypond snippet repository that 

> Ties may be engraved manually by changing the
> tie-configuration property of the TieColumn
> object.
> The first number indicates the distance from the center of
> the staff in staff-spaces, and the second number indicates the
> direction (1 = up, -1 = down).

So far anything is clear, but I have no idea what the other numbers will do.
What I actually would like to do is to change the shape of the tie "slur".
Can I do it with code like the below quoted?

\version "2.14.2"
music = \relative c'' { c1 ~ c }

\new Staff {
  \music
   \override TieColumn #'tie-configuration = #'((20 . 1) (0.0 . 1) (0.0 . 1))
   % this moves the tie up,
    \music
    \override TieColumn #'tie-configuration = #'((2 . 1) (0.0 . 1) (115 . 1))
    % this seems to do nothing!
    \music
     \override TieColumn #'tie-configuration = #'((2 . 1) (-11111 . 1) (0 . 1))
      % this seems to do nothing to!
      \music
      \override Tie #'height-limit = #0.00001
      % has also no effect
    \music
}