Klarinet Archive - Posting 000119.txt from 2002/11

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuners
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 13:40:37 -0500

Bill,

Two three things that may be of help.

1 be sure the batteries are good. Low batteries will sometimes cause what
you describe.
2 some tuners have the ability to display at different speeds. Be sure to
set yours on the slowest response speed, if this is the case
3 try using one of the tuner mics that clip on the instrument. I clip mine
on the bell. They cost about $12. It cuts out the background noise issue

Regards,

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wright" <b5w@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Tuners

> I've asked this before, but perhaps an electronic guru is listening at
> the moment?
>
> Sometimes my tuner ($80 Seiko, not a $9.95 cheapie) appears to be
> confused. This could be because my note is wobbling, but it could also
> be because the tuner is not sorting out the various partials correctly.
>
> Can anyone tell me, in layperson's language, how a decent tuner
> identifies the fundamental of a tone and what aspect of a 'bad' note is
> likely to confuse the tuner?
>
> Thank you,
> Bill
>
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