Rllink
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I have never had a snark, but my one and only ukulele student brought one the first day that she said belonged to her dad, who tried to learn to play the guitar at one time, and I could not figure out how to get it to tune a ukulele. It appeared to be specifically for guitars. Maybe not, but I didn't want to waste the lesson figuring it out. The next time she came with a brand new snark, and it actually seemed to be uke specific. I hardly looked at it as she had it figured out. So that was a few months ago, and last week she showed up and was using my eno. I asked her where her snark was and she told me that it broke. So while there are some people who seem to be able to keep a snark in one piece, the one that my student had didn't last long. Right now she is using an app. I have used an app on my phone before, but I tried to use it for a coffee shop open mic when I left my eno at home, and it picked up background noise and was quite erratic. I went into the restroom to tune, and then it worked fine.
Anyway, pitch pipes and tuning forks, I just don't get along with either and I have both. I do better tuning to my dog has fleas than I do trying to tune to a pitch pipe or trying to tune one string against another. Frankly, I think that I'm too lazy to make the effort for either of those methods. I just want to start playing, I don't want to make a production out of tuning my uke. My eno works well, it is quick, and I have learned to make to a point to not leave home without it.
Anyway, pitch pipes and tuning forks, I just don't get along with either and I have both. I do better tuning to my dog has fleas than I do trying to tune to a pitch pipe or trying to tune one string against another. Frankly, I think that I'm too lazy to make the effort for either of those methods. I just want to start playing, I don't want to make a production out of tuning my uke. My eno works well, it is quick, and I have learned to make to a point to not leave home without it.