I don't think there is anything in life I am superior at. I just think it is corny to play with a tuner clipped to the headstock. But if I was in the audience I would still applaud for you
Further to the apologising, my pet peeve is people who stop halfway through a song because they've made a small mistake that nobody hearing the song for the first time would know about.
I have to disagree with this. Even if you are good at tweaking by ear (which many of us aren't), the noise on stage can make it difficult to tune. A clip-on tuner makes the job quicker and less distracting to the audience.I think it is better to stop listening to your clip on tuner!
If you are good enough to play in front of a audience you should be able to tweak it by ear. That would be a gift to your audience.
My oldest daughter started playing cello when she was 6, and had her first recitals in that year too. On a piece that she was playing in her second one, there was one phrase where she would almost invariably hit the wrong note - hit it well, but it was not what was written.
The day of the recital came and she started to play with an accompanist. Sure enough, she got to the note, hit the wrong one, and just kept on going. No one in the house besides her teacher and I noticed. I was really proud of her.
I have to admit I have a thing about tuners on headstocks. Sure, I get the need to have them in a loud bar or other venue. I'm "fortunate" enough to only ever play in small, intimate places - coffee shops, classrooms, nursing homes - where it's a non-issue. Seriously though, why do you need a tuner clipped on when you're recording a song for youtube in the comfort of your own home?
But that's gravy. My real pet peeve is people who leave the toilet seat up. You know who you are.
" Great snob attitude, but it has nothing to do with musical quality. But I guess if one gets off on a feeling of superiority behind something that insignificant...well...fine."
I don't think there is anything in life I am superior at. I just think it is corny to play with a tuner clipped to the headstock. But if I was in the audience I would still applaud for you
If it's a choice between a tuner on the headstock and listening to someone play out of tune, the clip on tuner wins every time for me.
Why on earth does anyone care if a player keeps a tuner clipped to a peghead?...
Finally thought of something - people who, when they find I play ukulele, ask if I know Tiptoe Through The Tulips. No offense, Mr. Tim.
I had no idea tuners on the head stock pissed so many people off; I affixed mine permanently with Super Glue, thinking that way the ukulele would stay in tune.