Klarinet Archive - Posting 001122.txt from 1999/03

From: Bill Baker <bill_chris@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuners - what's a good one to buy?
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 22:45:11 -0500

I have always preferred Korg.

Chris

At 18:33 3/20/99 , you wrote:
>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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