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Matthias GW> I used it for years GW> Its called Chromatia Tuner GW> http://www.fmjsoft.com/ctmain.shtml GW> There is a 30 day shareware download GW> The full version is only $19.95 GW> Graham GW> -----Original Message----- GW> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of GW> Augusto de Ornellas Abreu GW> Sent: 10 December 2007 11:51 GW> To: [email protected] GW> Subject: Re: [HG] Building Questions: onboard tuners GW> What tuning software do you recommend for that, Graham? Is there a freeware GW> option if possible? GW> On 12/10/07, Graham Whyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: GW> I agree completely Simon GW> IMHO you should use the tuner to set only ONE open chanter GW> All the other open strings at the same pitch should be set by ear GW> This is much quicker and more accurate GW> You should NOT set other pitches like D trompette on a G h-g with the GW> tuner GW> This will give a slightly wrong pitch GW> The D needs to be a pure interval against the G GW> The tuner will give you a tempered D GW> Again just do it by ear GW> I use a programmable tuner on my PC and laptop GW> You can have thousands of temperaments from file GW> Or you can set your own in a text file either as cents or frequency ratios GW> The tuner makes tangent setting very quick and easy GW> I use Just Temperament by frequency ratio on all my h-gs GW> That looks like GW> ! Hurdy-Gurdy JUST.scl GW> ! GW> Just Temperament for Hurdy Gurdy GW> 12 GW> ! GW> 16/15 GW> 9/8 GW> 6/5 GW> 5/4 GW> 4/3 GW> 45/32 GW> 3/2 GW> 8/5 GW> 5/3 GW> 16/9 GW> 15/8 GW> 2/1 GW> Graham GW> -----Original Message----- GW> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf GW> Of Simon Wascher GW> Sent: 10 December 2007 10:12 GW> To: [email protected] GW> Subject: Re: [HG] Building Questions: onboard tuners GW> Hello, GW> Am 05.12.2007 um 23:18 schrieb John Tappan: GW> > Three, a number of instruments are being built with onboard GW> > electronic tuners. It works nicely on my guitar, I'd think that GW> > with some 46 or so tangents, it could be a big help in getting set up. GW> there are two purposes for the onboard tuner. First is to find and GW> control the pich of the open string, really helpful. GW> Second is to tune the tangents. To tune the the tangent pitches well GW> you will need a tuner that is capable of at least one or the other GW> non equally tempered scales, like Kirnberger II, Valotti, ... or one GW> that allows to reprogram its scale to the needed. GW> Most small tuners that you might find nice to build in support modern GW> standard equal temperament pitches only. If you find a small GW> reprogamable one, please let me know... GW> Simon GW> --- GW> have a look at: GW> http://hurdygurdywiki.wiki-site.com GW> http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com GW> --- GW> my site: GW> http://simonwascher.info
