I had no tuning device, and went with the A in my head. I recently tuned a mando and a guitar which were neglected and abused by kids, and way out of tune. I always double checked my tuning with my Intelli, and found that I was usually close to dead on. I bought a tuning fork, and after a month or so I was able to tune fairly well. That’s the best ear training in the world, and you need that because you’ve got to play the fiddle with your ear and your mind." Rely on that ear as much as you possibly can. I continued to use the electronic tuner, until a few months ago when I heard John Hartford on a video say when tuning to,“Use your ear. When I started to play fiddle three years ago I was amazed to see my teacher use a tuning fork for A, and to then tune the other strings by ear. I played guitar for more than forty years without ever learning to hear. With my Red Sox on the verge of elimination & the Patriots not looking too good, it looks like a long cold winter ahead with lots of time to practice! My intent would be to use the tuner as an aid while practicing in the short term, with the goal of eliminating the need in say the next 6 months. There are still a few which for some reason still give me all the trouble C natural, high D following the C natural, high G, G#, the high A & B (sounds like I need to work on the E string - lightbulb going off over head!). Over time, the tape fell off and my ear improved to where I can tell on most notes if I am off. When I started my ear was very bad, I could not tell an A from an E & I had to use tape on the finger board. If I can learn to play an instrument then anybody can. My bidggest problem is that I had no musical experience (other than as a listener) until I started playing fiddle about 2 years ago at age 45.no other instruments, no music theory, no ear for music, heck I couldn't even hum a tune! I figured there were just some people who might enjoy music but could not produce it, and I was one of them. Your ear is the most valuble piece of musical gear you will ever have. I feel like getting used to fingerboard tape, stick on frets, or even a clamp on tuner will ultimately handicap you, and make your ear training take even longer. I think it's really about dialing in your ear, not so much your hand. "Toss the tuner, play some drone strings, and train your ear, not your eye! You have to angle the bridge to really have the intonation "on." I'd strongly urge against it, just the same! I bought one some time ago, thinking it would help me with higher up double stops. ![]() If you want a fiddle fretter, I think I have one laying around here somewhere. I think that helps develop ear stuff too. I keep one of those old analog tuners in the case. I have a fancy digital tuner, but it's for tuning around a bunch of noisy musicians, and such. If you don't play guitar, or piano, or banjo, or something like that, there is a fellow on here that recorded some play along guitar tracks. Let your ear learn to tell you what's wrong (flat, sharp, wrong note, and so on). If you play guitar, record a tune with it, then play along. I think it helps to have reference notes. ![]() why take short cuts?ĭevelop your ear to brain skills, not your eye to tuner skills. ![]() Toss the tuner, play some drone strings, and train your ear, not your eye! I would appreciate any advice (is this a good/bad idea) or recommendations for tuners. And it needs good graphics so I can easily see it while playing. I am looking for a tuner that can detect all the notes including flats & sharps and display what note it is and how much I need to adjust. I have recently been using my electronic tuner to check my intonation while playing and I find the visual very helpful for determing if I am too flat or sharp or even right on some times (even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then! ) The problem with my current tunner is that in order to check the sharp notes (C# or F# or G#) I have to flip a switch, so when playing tunes with sharps I can not get the same visual confirmation I do with the other notes. I followed the recent discussion on using the fiddle fretters and have considered that, but since the tapes came off the finger board 6 months ago that feel like a step backwards. I am trying to improve my finger placement and intonation.
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