Jon Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Bringing it back to the lute, your > ear is the best tuning device. Arguable. Yes, some humans ear will be the ultimate judge, but, diffreent ears have different preferences, and, frankly, the human ear isnt capable of hearing the differences between close tones without using tricks like difference tone beats. Even with those tricks, one has to correctly implement whatever temperament is to be used. Some mechanized help is useful, even for experienced tuners. Strobe- tuners are prefered by profesional woodwind tuners because they can be used in multiple to 'see' several harmonics at once; and they also 'see' the pitch at the attack (computerized tuning devices need a small amount of time before they can decide on what frequency they are 'seeing', more than a few cycles, and this is enough time for a string to lessen its excursion by a significant amount, changing pitch from that which it had at the attack, not significant for a stringed instrument, but very significant for a wind). Piano tuners who work by ear tend to be more efficient than those who work with a machine, but those who work with a machine often get the end result just as accuratly. So, just what did you mean by 'best' anyway? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
