Klarinet Archive - Posting 001103.txt from 1999/03

From: James.P.Reed@-----.net (James P Reed)
Subj: [kl] Tuners - what's a good one to buy?
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:49:28 -0500

Help!

Although my instructor checks me against a tuner at my weekly lessons,
I'd like to do so at home. So, I bought a Seiko ST-747 Extended Range
Chromatic Auto-Tuner from the WW&BW. At the moment, I'm ready to put it
under the rear tire of my car and backup up.

Every note I check plays flatter than the proverbial pancake and when I
talk to the tuner about it's lack of cooperation, I register very high.
My thoughts are, quite simply, we are not compatible.

Therefore, I'm willing to start searching for a better tuner.

My instructor has a Korg AT2 which I like. Recently, my playing has
improved enough that I check to be in tune on most notes. Other than my
instructors tuner and my own, I know nothing about the little beasts.

Browsing the WW&BW catalog simply sends my head spinning. Should I buy
one of the following?

Seiko ST800
Seiko ST-909
Yamaha TD-1
BOSS Tuner TU12H
Korg AT1
Korg AT2
Pickboy Automatic Chromatic Tuner
something else, not listed here
or, even the Qwik Time Chromatic Tuner

I can't say money is no issue. What I can say is I'm willing to pay to
have a good tuner I can understand, easily use, and rely on.

At the moment, I have a Selmer Series 9 clarinet, a Yamaha YAS-23 alto
sax, and a Gemeinhardt SP2 flute, all of which I would like to use a
tuner with. And, I expect to add another Selmer clarinet, a tenor sax
and a soprano sax to my collection in the next year or so.

I started to search the klarinet archives for information on tuners and
came up with 3157 hits on my first try so I decided to address the list,
in the hope that some of you might be able to help me with the quandry
of what constitutes a good tuner, so I can buy something I can use and
understand.

Any advice, opinions, or shared experiences about tuners will certainly
help me make a more informed purchase than I am capable of at the
moment.

Thanks in advance for any help and information about this issue.

Jim

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