Dear Tom, > I have a Yamaha chromatic tuner, cost about =A325, which at first reading (i= > .=20 > e. when I first pluck the open string) shows odd results, But I've found tha= > t=20 > it quickly settles down and after I've plucked the string for the 3rd, 4th t= > ime=20 > it always stops by the green middle light when the it is in tune, as=20 > confirmed by ear. It seems the thing needs a few moments to settle down for=20= > each=20 > string, and then does the job properly. Can't complain. I also use it for my= > =20 > guitar, and it does an admirable job there, and seems fine for the lute, as=20= > long as=20 > one takes its quirks into account. Cheers all
I think this is just one of the problems with the tuning machines: The starting sound of a string/course is different from the sound already a second or couple later (I think it is higher in the start). And with a lute the sound becomes much more quiet very soon. If you tune your lute according the "late" sound, your audience will still hear your too high starting sounds... This is one reason of using your ears instead of machines: you use your ears, your audience use their ears... Best regards Arto
