The Korg ca30 is tuned to equal temperament according to the specs.
That's fine for guitars and similar but wouldn't really do when you have an
instrument that requires "just temperament" tuning would it?.
http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Korg-CA-30~id~1064.asp
I can't really get a decent large picture of it (Oh, it's very cheap in the
UK by the way, small-change price!).
Does the needle show enough either side of the "in tune in equal
temperament" to tune to "just temperament"?
Here's the "big brothers" of your tuner - with this you can set the
frequency of each note you want to tune rather than tune it to what a piano
would sound (all notes slightly out of tune).
http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Korg---LCA120~ID~5780.asp
http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~Korg-OT120~ID~1787.asp
Unfortunately,they are about five times the cost :(
Has anyone used these?
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dana R Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] recommend tuner?
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"
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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.
>
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>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Subject: [HG] recommend tuner?
>> To: [email protected]
>> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 9:26 AM
>> Hi all,
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>> 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.
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>> 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]
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