Ed, Great nitty, gritty stuff, where "the rubber meets the road" stuff. And man, Nashville, let's get real. So, for some potential additional information, if you please. I purchased a guitar tuning device primarily because of what it proclaimed being able to do, that is, not only being able to tuning aurally, but also by vibration alone. I said, "Wait a minute, how is that possible?" This particular device is called TuneTech and clips on the headstock. Now I have what I consider a reasonable quality guitar, very low action, (I am such a weakling), and this device is spectacular without going into extremely discerning listening. In case others reading, I am, of course, disregarding intonation realities, quality of instruments, the abilities of those tuning involved, and the rendering of the strings and machine-ness (is that a word?) of the tuning pegs. This device is terrific and easily renders a tuning by vibration well above any aural attempt by the vast majority of guitar owners I have known. I wish (sigh) that I had had the sense to explore that 6-string experience I related by further seeing what he and I would have thought if such an ETD device were used and then compared to the obvious differences that were displayed by our listening ears and preferences. Alas, that did not happen. Have you examined the available guitar tuners? And if so, find any that met or exceeded your expectations? Sincerely, Keith On Jan 31, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Ed Foote wrote: > Keith writes: > > During a seminar a colleague and I took a break, > whereupon he shared with me his Martin guitar > in his hotel room. > > Here two so-called RPTs' had completely different ideas > as to what sounded correct with this 6-string Martin guitar. > << > > I am constantly amazed at how few guitarists know how to tune a guitar, and I live in Guitar Town! > I have never seen any of the guitarists that consider the need to have the G-B third beating slower than the G-E > sixth! And stretching the fourths from the G down to the low E is an alien concept. > I have shown a few of them how to accurately tune the thing, and it always blows them away, but the common remark > is that it would be impossible to do this on stage, and in the "heat of battle" in studio sessions, it would be > difficult, also. But every one of them has told me that the guitar has never sounded more even. > It ain't that hard to do, using 1st fret test notes for the fourths above... > Regards, > Ed Foote > > >
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