Klarinet Archive - Posting 001105.txt from 1999/03

From: "Craig Hill / Karen Hutchinson" <hutchill@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuners - what's a good one to buy?
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:49:30 -0500

If you are very serious about using a tuner intelligently - then any of the
Korg tuners would be an excellent choice.

If you have special needs - to train yourself to play in different tuning
systems - then the Korg MT1200
is the very best option , but pricey. This tuner can be set on any A (for
instance 392, 415, 430, 440, 440.1, *440.5*, 442 etc very precise!). You can
use an equally temepered scale, or any other type you choose to program in.
This tuner is the one used by professional harsichordists, piano tuners and
other people who have very refined ears ! It can help you learn a lot about
how pure we really play our intervals...

-----Original Message-----
From: James P Reed <James.P.Reed@-----.net>
Date: Sunday, 21 March 1999 10:16
Subject: [kl] Tuners - what's a good one to buy?

>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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