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Alan Bidmade
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 12:43 pm |
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Can anyone enlighten me regarding Newman tunings. I have Erv Niehaus's post of 21 February in front of me which gives numerical settings for the individual strings/pedals. I also use a Korg with a 'needle pointer'.
If we assume a =440, does a setting of 439.5, for example, mean that I tune that note half a cent flat, and a setting of 443 mean I tune 3 cents over 440?
Or do I have to set the tuner to 439.5 to then tune that particular string 'straight up'? And then re-set to 443 to tune to that particular note?
Any advice gratefully received.
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b0b
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 12:46 pm
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Jeff's settings use the calibration scale of the old Korg tuners. 1 Hz on that scale is approximately 4 cents. 439.5 Hz would be 2 cents flat of 0 on a 440 Hz calibrated tuner. 443 Hz would be 12 cents sharp of 0.
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Erv Niehaus
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 12:46 pm
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Alan,
No, you don't reset the tuner, you tune the string to the number indicated on the chart.
This is the one I use:
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 16 Apr 2012 3:22 pm
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Newman believed in resetting the tuner.
The man was brilliant, but he could get wacky
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Alan Bidmade
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Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 11:18 am
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Thanks guys - worked a treat!
My Korg must be a newer version, with 5 cent incremental points marked on it, a bit like a watch or clock face, rather than the numbers as indicated on Erv's post. However, even guessing at the required interval got me closer than I've been to 'in tune' than using the tuner with 'straight up' readings.
I guess that's why the Peterson strobe is the 'industry standard'. Must get saving! 
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 11:24 am
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Alan,
That little Boss is really all you need. I've been getting by for quite a while now with one. I have a little shelf that clamps onto my guitar leg and the tuner sits on that with the aid of a little velcro and it can't get much handier than that. I can't see myself spending the big bucks on a Peterson.  |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 12:07 pm
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I spent $20 bucks on a used Behringer rack mount. Those LEDs swing in such a wide arc, if you're gonna sweeten, you just kinda get used to. 'em. You know, Bs sharp a titch, G# flat a titch, C# flat to about *there*, E# flat a bit to the left of C# et c.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 12:55 pm
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It's hard to get along without those titches. 
I met a drummer once who was a little titched. 
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Lane Gray
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 1:05 pm
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Especially when scoches are out of season
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2012 1:08 pm
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