Klarinet Archive - Posting 000124.txt from 2002/11

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuners
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 14:26:07 -0500

Bill,

Be sure to re-tongue the note you are moving to. I find that many tuners
have a very difficult time deciding on the pitch when I slur from one pitch
to another. I'm not sure why this is the case....but I know that my Korgs
and a larger Peterson demonstrate the same problem when I slur between
notes.

Forest

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

<><> Karl Krelove wrote:
Is there background noise - even 60 Hz electrical hum in the background
where you're using it? What is the tuner doing when it's confused?

I have already experimented with turning off all the TVs in the house,
waiting until the refrigerator isn't running, all lights (including
fluorescents) off, and so forth. Everything except hitting the main
breaker, which would force me to reset too many appliances.

None of these things seem to affect the result, except having a speaker
on TV or radio or CD turned up.

One of the repetitive examples is:

If I play low E (written), the tuner displays D as expected. But when
I move to F (written), the tuner jumps all the way to G# (concert) and
then drops way down and then comes back up and never really settles down
anywhere. My ear is not perfect, but I'm quite sure that I would hear
a leap of this sort if it were really happening.

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