E6/B6 Tuning Temperments
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Robert Harrington
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E6/B6 Tuning Temperments
I just bought a Mullen S-12 and have been trying to get some idea of what the Temperment settings are for the strings and changes (How many cents + or - for each string and changes). I have charts and books from Jeff Newman but they are not always consistent. I am trying to program my Peterson Strobe Tuner and I would like to do it once. Can anybody help or offer advice? Much appreciated.
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Tucker Jackson
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Robert, there is no one correct tuning temperment, which is why you found that even Jeff Newman had a couple of versions. Ultimately, it comes down to what sounds best to you.
When I played a 12-string Universal, I used Larry Bell's tuning method. It is a very good compromise between Equal Temperment ("straight up" on a tuner) and Just Intonation (tuning out the beats by ear).
You can find Larry Bell's general discussions about tuning issue here:
http://www.larrybell.org/id5.htm
The "hybrid" 12-string tuning chart is here:
http://www.larrybell.org/id32.htm
I still use this method for E9 and am very happy with it.
When I played a 12-string Universal, I used Larry Bell's tuning method. It is a very good compromise between Equal Temperment ("straight up" on a tuner) and Just Intonation (tuning out the beats by ear).
You can find Larry Bell's general discussions about tuning issue here:
http://www.larrybell.org/id5.htm
The "hybrid" 12-string tuning chart is here:
http://www.larrybell.org/id32.htm
I still use this method for E9 and am very happy with it.
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Robert Harrington
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- Joined: 9 Jan 2007 3:30 pm
- Location: Connecticutt, USA
Thank you for your comments
Tucker. I had reached the same conclusion, but being new to this I figured I was probably wrong so I figured I should check here. I have a teacher who is very good, but I didn't want to bother him. He is very supportive and I will discuss this with him, but as I said he is so giving of his time that I didn't want to impose. I am going to start with the Newman temperments and take it from there. I get alittle overwhelmed when I see 16 and 18 cents variations on a couple of the changes which seems extreme to me. Thanks again for taking the time to reply. By the way, what do you use for a tuner?
Tucker. I had reached the same conclusion, but being new to this I figured I was probably wrong so I figured I should check here. I have a teacher who is very good, but I didn't want to bother him. He is very supportive and I will discuss this with him, but as I said he is so giving of his time that I didn't want to impose. I am going to start with the Newman temperments and take it from there. I get alittle overwhelmed when I see 16 and 18 cents variations on a couple of the changes which seems extreme to me. Thanks again for taking the time to reply. By the way, what do you use for a tuner?