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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << For harp you would assume that tuning using an advanced electronic tuner
> set to the same kind of temperament used for virginals, >>
>
> I gotta get one of those tuners! What I do on my clarsach is tune with the
> aid of a tuner (it saves time) and then I play a couple of pieces and adjust
> some of the intervals, until it sounds right. So I can't really say which
> tuning system I'm using. I'd love to find out if I am getting close to an
> established system.
>
I am planning to get one myself as I have a spinet to tune. My regular
music shop in Edinburgh has a whole range - I think the name might be
Fisher? - and the version with a whole set of stored 'temperaments' is
very expensive - around $200 compared to the usual $30. But my existing
tuners have lasted for years, and been very reliable, so I think owning
one of these would be a lifetime investment and very valuable.
Apart from anything else, it would probably be accurate enough to
measure the fretted note pitches on my 18th century guittar, which are
different from the intervals on a modern instrument.
David
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