Howlin Hobbit
Well-known member
Those of you with those jug-eared, guitar-style geared tuners, ignore this.
For any of the rest of you who're having trouble tuning with friction tuners, when you get close to the note you want, pinch the tuning button rather than twisting it. In other words, don't turn your wrist trying to get that last few cents off, just pinch the button between your thumb and the side of your index finger.
Yeah, it's still a knack to develop knowing how to set your fingers so you're only pinching the very tiny bit that's needed, but you can do it.
It definitely helps to have the tuning pegs little set screw tightened just right as well. You want it just tight enough. There should be no slop in it but it shouldn't be so tight you work up a sweat trying to turn the thing.
For any of the rest of you who're having trouble tuning with friction tuners, when you get close to the note you want, pinch the tuning button rather than twisting it. In other words, don't turn your wrist trying to get that last few cents off, just pinch the button between your thumb and the side of your index finger.
Yeah, it's still a knack to develop knowing how to set your fingers so you're only pinching the very tiny bit that's needed, but you can do it.
It definitely helps to have the tuning pegs little set screw tightened just right as well. You want it just tight enough. There should be no slop in it but it shouldn't be so tight you work up a sweat trying to turn the thing.