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Topic: Tuner Problems. Advise please. |
Smiley Roberts
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 7:24 am |
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I have a Boss TU-12 Chromatic tuner that, recently,"took a dump on me". (don't no one get cute!)  What I'd like to know is,should
I get it repaired,or should I get a new tuner? If repaired,.....where? If new...what kind? Which would be my best option?
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 7:44 am
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paper towels & lysol......
I can't imagine any repair that won't cost the better part of the replacement cost of one of these (around $75?). Korg makes a similar unit. In this price range, that's about it for analog dials. I'm a sucker for the cheap Korg CA30 with the LCD simulated dial but it's a bit twitchy and it's not lit. |
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Patrick Ickes
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Upper Lake, CA USA
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Joe Smith
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Charlotte, NC, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 8:39 am
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Smiley, There are some fairly cheap tuners on the market that work well. If you are talking about a rack mounted tuner, well they are going to set ou back a few bucks.
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Terry Downs
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Wylie, TX US
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 11:10 am
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Do the LEDs still work? I have seen at least two of them that had bad solder joints on the meter movement. I don't know if they are still making them the same way, but at one point most of the structural support for the meter movement was in the PWB solder joints and would be susceptible to cracks. Also the input/output jacks are soldered directly into the board too. I'd say that if it is not an obvious visual solder joint problem, can it.
I love my Korg DTR-1. |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 11:25 am
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Smiley, I had the same problem. Split the tuner in half( it snaps open). Look at the solder joint where the input/output piece is soldered to the board. The solder joint is prone to break on the under side of the board
due to repeated jack insertion ( oh my!). Its real easy to resolder the pins on the under side of the board. Hope this helps. |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 1:23 pm
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| Peterson VS1. $200 and worth every pennny. |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 3:30 pm
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| The input/output jack has come undone on the circuit board twice on mine. I resoldered it and was able to keep it working. These are great units because you can see the LED in the dark on stage. |
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Bill Crook
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Goodlettsville, TN , Spending my kid's inheritance
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Posted 21 Dec 2002 4:39 pm
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Smiley......
At your convenience, Please let me have a look at the tuner before you trash it. Generally, problems with these things are minor. As a Tech with a "Electronics Degree",I have managed to repair many of these units. Most times, its only a solder joint that has come loose due to years of use. I can somewhat calibrate them too (useing a O-scope)if they arn't too far damaged.
Call me .......
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Michael T. Hermsmeyer
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Branson, Missouri, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2002 4:55 am
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Yes, I have had my TU-12 for about 15 years and I have resoldered those jack solder points many times. It is also easy to calibrate these once inside the unit. I just hook this tuner in line with one of my guitars or keyboard and rack tuners and adjust the phillips screw head at the bottom of the needle on the TU-12 until it is perfectly in tune with the rack tuner. I only use the lights as an approximation and rely much more on the needle for an accurate note. The lights cannot help much with tempered tunings. But I only tune the E's on E9 and the C's on C6, then the rest by ear.
Michael T.
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2002 5:52 am
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| Unless the folks at Peterson have made a change to the VS1 it can't be used in line as it distorts. They admitted it to be an oversight and suggested to me a 2nd pickup for the Peterson or out of the back of the amp- neither was acceptable. |
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Patrick Ickes
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Upper Lake, CA USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2002 8:32 pm
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Thanks for the insight Jim.
I don't have a problem with any of my instruments going out of tune during a set or session, so I don't run my instruments "through" the tuner. I tune it perfectly with the VS-1 and play. Lets face it, every thing in-line degarades your signal. I would never think of putting unecessary "stuff" in my signal train.
How's the Anapeg??
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Smiley Roberts
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Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 22 Dec 2002 10:04 pm
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Okay gang,here's what I did. I stuck a "naked" guitar plug into the input,checked the lugs against the solder connections,w/ an ohmmeter. They were "hot". I then,checked the battery connections on the pc board w/ a dc voltmeter. It was "hot". I even tried a "wallwart". NUTHIN'!!! I guess I'll just hafta get me a new tuner. Thanx for all the help gang. Close 'er up.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 22 Dec 2002 11:02 pm
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Smiles
I've been using a little Seiko tuner that retails for about $39, less at a discounter. Chromatic, easy to use, all the good stuff. I don't take my rack out anymore, the one with the Lexicon and the Korg DT1-Pro tuner. Just a little Nanoverb and when I have to tune... which is rare since I have an Emmons PP and a Fessenden  ... I just hook up the Seiko for a minute.
Don't spend 200 bills on anything you don't have to. Just MHO, though.
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Michael Holland
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2002 3:04 pm
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You're right, Herb. The little Seiko does a great job. Although the LCD is a bit hard to read for these old eyes, it has positive action and even has a +/- cents counter.
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 27 Dec 2002 4:17 pm
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Seiko 747...under $40,great little tuner.It also can be used for flattop guitars/acoustic instruments.
BF
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DroopyPawn
From:
Fox, OK, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2002 7:10 pm
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I sell and use (on all of my instruments) the Korg CA-30. It's credit card size and has an LCD needle and shart and flat lights. Can be calibrated to any tuning you can think of. I keep one in every case of every instrument I play - guitar, BANJO, pedal steel, mandolin, bass, etc. I sell them for $25 and you could probably find an even better deal.
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Ivan Posa
From:
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Posted 27 Dec 2002 11:24 pm
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Seiko ST-909, Analog dial. Accurate and inexpensive....IP
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 28 Dec 2002 1:32 pm
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| Don't even use a tuner, folks will want to know what kind of chorus you're playin' through! |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 28 Dec 2002 3:32 pm
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| If you are playing in the band with a fiddle player you don`t like,don`t use a tuner at all,just turn your amp as loud as you can and wait on fiddle player to quit the band. |
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