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Frank Bradley
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Seaford, Delaware
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Posted 11 Jan 2019 8:31 am |
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This may sound elementary, but I've tried different chromatic tuning for my D10 - BMI 8 pedal, 7 lever and just can't find a sound that suits me. What do you recommend?
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Sam Conomo
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted 13 Jan 2019 4:28 am tuning
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hi ,
firstly i am joking,
but it did work for.
play a 50 dollar banjo for a week ,the week after try the bagpipes.
there is no tuning problem after that experiment.
sorry ,i realy cant cant,but had to have abit of fun,
i hope someone on the forum can advise you,
sam, |
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 13 Jan 2019 7:51 am
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Frank, you say you've tried "different chromatic tuning" but you don't explain what it is you don't like about the standard one.
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Frank Bradley
From:
Seaford, Delaware
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Posted 16 Jan 2019 8:16 am tunning
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sorry for not making myself clearer on this. What I'm looking for is 440 tuning settings for each string. Such as E @ 440... G @ 442... etc. I've seen different variations for each string including E & B at 442 instead of 440. Hope this helps... I appreciate any suggestions.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 16 Jan 2019 8:39 am Re: tunning
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| Frank Bradley wrote: |
| sorry for not making myself clearer on this. What I'm looking for is 440 tuning settings for each string. Such as E @ 440... G @ 442... etc. I've seen different variations for each string including E & B at 442 instead of 440. Hope this helps... I appreciate any suggestions. |
Frank, My advise is to pick any system at all and and then practice playing in tune. Every pedalsteel tuning system has its major flaws that cannot be avoided. Nothing is perfect. Our western system of harmony is deeply flawed when it comes to intonation.
Personally I used to tune beats out by ear. It suited what I was doing until it didn't. Now I tune straight up on a tuner. Those systems are in direct conflict and both work depending on my ability to play in tune.
Many people use offsets on tuners and are happy with it. The main thing is to decide on something and then focus on your hands and ears. As you progress the whole tuning thing just gets more and more weird so don't go too nuts about it !
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Frank Bradley
From:
Seaford, Delaware
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Posted 16 Jan 2019 10:08 am Tuning
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Thanks everyone... you’ve been very helpful
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