[LUTE] Re: tuners

[Stuart Walsh]

Doctor Oakroot wrote:
I think it's really funny that folks who insist on playing early music on
historically accurate instruments use electronic tuners to set them up.
ROFL

  

ROFL?

Let's hope your R'ing on the F L'ing doesn't damage anything capable of 
incurring damage -- the body parts below the neck?

You spontaneously/intuitively know how to position frets for 1/6 comma 
meantone?


Stuart wrote:

    
Anyone got any advice/recommendations on tuners? Do people use them to
position frets too?
      
I recently bought the Turbo Tuner (Sonic Research ST122 Chromatic Strobe
Tuner www.turbo-tuner.com ) and love it. Easily programmable, very
accurate,
easy read-out, mic/software is very good in picking up lute sound - even
low
basses, no moving parts, sturdily build, small. You can attach a clip-mic,
but you'll have to buy one seperately. I use it for different
temperaments.
Yes, fret positioning too. I also have  'the brick', as the no longer in
production Korg MT-1200 with a slot for one programmable temperament is
called. The Turbo Tuner is by far the better of the two.

David


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