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Topic: Tuning forks......... |
Mike Kowalik
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San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 2:05 pm |
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Does anyone in Forumland know about tuning with a tuning fork?
Would an "E" tuning fork be used to tune the 4th and 8th strings of the E9th neck and the 2nd and 6th strings of the C6th neck and then tuning the rest of the strings?
If not an "E" fork...which would be used?
Is this a more accurate method than with a tuner?
I've seen players do it in live situations but never had the chance to ask about the pro's and con's. |
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Andy Jones
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 2:30 pm
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When I was playing Bluegrass,our guitar player had a small tuning fork in A that he used to tune his Martin D-18.He'd srike it on something hard and hold it to the top of his guitar.It was fairly loud and it worked great for us.That's all we had at the time.
He would tune up and the rest of us would tune from his guitar.
Andy |
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Glenn Uhler
From:
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 3:10 pm Tuning fork!
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Think we used to hold the tuning fork over the pickup. If it's steel, you can pick up the vibrations and hear it through the amp.
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 4:22 pm
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Glenn....I know that part.
But which tuning fork did you use as a reference note......an A,C,or E? |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 5:45 pm
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| I always use an "A" (440Hz) tuning fork to tune my PSGs. |
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 5:50 pm Tuning forks.
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I used an A-440 tuning fork for years. I once played with a violinist who tuned to a tuner then touched it up by ear. IMHO bands used to be in much better tune together when one tuned by a tuning fork and the rest tuned to him. Of course they had to have a very good ear.
On steel i tuned the 4th string on the C6th to A-440 with a tuning fork then flatened it slightly by ear.Tracy |
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Ray McCarthy
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2011 3:41 am
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| I used an E-tuning fork for years--tuned the 4th string to it, and the rest by ear. One day I lost it somewhere, got a Peterson Strobo-flip. I still do a lot of tuning (tweaking) by ear but use the tuner when it's way out or after changing strings. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 14 Nov 2011 5:46 am
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I do carry a Boss TU-12, but I'm never without my old faithful 'A' tuning fork - there's no arguing with it!
I can make it vibrate, the hold it over my pick-up and the whole band can hear it through my amp. Whether or not they actually listen is another matter, of course.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 14 Nov 2011 9:58 am
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I used one in my early days when experimenting with different methods of tuning. I would whack it and place the stem down on the area where the pickup was mounted. I believed I tried both E and A and settled on the A.
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You get a more accurate note and better sustain from the tuning fork if you whack it up against the guitar player's head first.
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