Croaky Keith
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What tuner do you use?
Tinned,sustainable,line caught.......bugger.....wrong again Dad.
Salmon of us don't like Tuna.
What tuner do you use?
Tinned,sustainable,line caught.......bugger.....wrong again Dad.
I've yet to see anyone comment on phone apps. In a pinch I go to the phone in my pocket that has a tuning app. It works pretty well, unless there is a lot of background noise, then it picks up the background noise.When, in a pinch, with no tuners or reference points, I'll use a landline telephone dialtone, which is the F note. I'll just fret the E string at the 1st fret, matching the dialtone, then tune the other strings by ear, relative to the E.
I've yet to see anyone comment on phone apps. In a pinch I go to the phone in my pocket that has a tuning app. It works pretty well, unless there is a lot of background noise, then it picks up the background noise.
...Question to those who suggested concert strings for low tension -- I'm curious as to why concert strings are low tension if put on a tenor? It is a puzzlement.
I like the Dario mini tuner and the iPhone ukulele toolkit.
But after a lifetime of music I rune the first string then the rest to it by ear then play a few chords
I Developed this technique because I was running a volunteer group I call "Peace love and ukulele - Healing Through Music"
And had to learn to tune a dozen watermans within a couple of minutes. Besides it impresses the students and makes them motivated.
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But, in short, thinner strings have lower linear density, and thus have lower tension at the same scale length as thicker strings (which have higher linear density)....
edited to add - this is USUALLY when comparing strings of the same material composition, nylon vs. nylon and fluoro vs. fluoro, but an exception also for nylon vs. fluoro since nylon nearly always has lower linear density than fluoro, and thus nylon strings are nearly always thicker than fluoro...
I hear ya. When I lead the jam sessions, if I hear an outta tune uke, I'll stop, try to find it, and before the next song, help them tune it. Same in the beginner workshops. If people refuse to tune in, I'm not sure what I'd do, probably confiscate the damn uke, Booli. Playin out of tune just stinks for the whole room.