When tuning a fiddle, I use an electronic tuner for the A string, then
tune the other strings by ear to the fifth. Seems to me that ends up
a little sharp on E and a little flat on the D, according to the tuner.
Laura Conrad wrote:
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>
> As far as electronic piano tuners go, there are electronic tuners
> which are designed for piano tuning, and which take into account the
> "stretch factor" and allow you to select the harmonic you're tuning
> for, and count the beats between the strings for you. There is a
> snobbery common among piano tuners about being able to do a better job
> than these sophisticated electronic instruments. This is undoubtedly
> true in an ideal setting, but any tuner who claims to be able to tune
> better than the box in a noisy restaurant while the dishes are being
> washed is deluded.
>
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