If you use the Korg, there is an electronic dial which will show if the tangent is sharp or flat as well as a light. Just watch the needle and when it is in the center, you are in tune, it will also tell you what note you are playing. Like I said, for $20, it does the job quite well. Try it, you'll like it.
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [HG] recommend tuner? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 3:47 AM > When using it to tune the tangents, are you using just or > equal temperament? > My chromatic tuner is an just temperament one (green light > when in tune) > although it can be altered to change the frequency by > pressing a button but > it's very labour-intensive. > I have seen tuners which show a scale in cents so you can > tune to a note + > or - so many cents. > I'm not really sure what the maker tuned my tangents to > so it would be nice > to check (and adjust) as, at present, I'm doing that by > ear. > I'm used to playing Northumbrian small-pipes so equal > temperament on a drone > instrument sounds "off" to me. > Colin Hill. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana R Gregory" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:27 PM > Subject: Re: [HG] recommend tuner? > > > > I'm fairly new to the hurdy gurdy also, but on > several recommendations, I > > purchased a Korg CA-30 chromatic tuner for about $20. > It even comes with a > > battery. It's very easy to use and will do the > job. Especially when > > adjusting the tangents. It is readily available at any > guitar shop. Just > > make sure you get the chromatic tuner, not the guitar > tuner. Good luck. > > > > > > --- On Fri, 9/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: [HG] recommend tuner? > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 9:26 AM > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I am still very much at 'square one' > getting to > >> know my new gurdy, teaching myself a few tunes, > >> and learning the habit of tuning the beast. Can > anyone > >> recommend a specific electronic tuner > >> that works well with gurdies? I bought a nice > small > >> portable one but it is pretty useless - > >> the needle is all over the map when I play any > open string > >> on the gurdy - > >> I assume because of the resonances?? I think in > the > >> meantime I will just buy a GC pitch pipe. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Also - I am still very interested in networking > with other > >> gurdy players in the southeast, > >> (Knoxville, Nashville, Atlanta, Asheville...) > perhaps > >> getting some lessons? If you live > >> in this area please send me an email directly. > >> thanks! > >> Kevin Meyer > >> Knoxville TN > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
