When this happens, I find that plucking the note with my fingernail gives a good clear reading. Walter Sikora, Chapel Hill, NC RPT in the RTP On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Ron Berry wrote: > > > > > I've noticed that the LED's on my Accu-Tuner are reluctant to > > "light up" on a certain note. I'm not talking about the > > rotational pattern; rather, the lights don't come on at all. > > Except for the note/octave LCD display, you'd think the machine > > had been turned off! > > > > > I'm now beginning to think it's the same note, B5, and that it > > happens regardless of what tuning page I'm on, and regardless of > > the piano being tuned. > > I have noticed this also and it is mainly B5. I think the reason it > is hard to get a reading is that it is reading a higher partial than > the C6 next to it. I think that the upper partials begin to get weak > in the treble and makes it hard to get a reading. By moving the SAT > I can usually get a better reading for that note. It is sometimes > the A and A#5 as well. > > Ron > ---------- > Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN > ronberry@iquest.net > check out the Piano Page at: > http://www.prairienet.org/arts/ptg/homepage.html > for great information about Pianos >
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