| How many have used other different tunings live for different bands, instrumentation, recording, situations etc. as opposed to the same tuning all the time? |
| I use the same exact same tuning in all situations. |
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90% |
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| I vary my tuning to fit different situations. |
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9% |
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Topic: Tuning experiment |
Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2017 2:44 pm |
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I have a number of friends and acquaintances that are very accomplished PSG players that tune E.T. and of course many tune J.I. and all points in between.
In the past I have played their guitars tuned to E.T. in a live band situation it sounds okay to me in a live situation.
I tune to Peterson 0E9th and as we know sitting in a room by yourself E.T. can sound a little pitchy BUT! after a while the ears seem to adjust some what.
I suspect the audiences ears are adjusted to sharp 3rds if they are aware at all.
Anyway I am going to tune one of my guitars to E.T. and start playing it out to see what happens.
Question is: How many have used other different tunings live for different bands, instrumentation, recording, situations etc. as opposed to the same tuning all the time?
I will post my results later as I get input. ^_^ |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2017 9:27 pm
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I don't think the audience hears a difference, but musicians do. In my experience, most musicians prefer to hear perfect thirds, even if they can't play them. I played a real big, beautiful, beatless G chord at rehearsal the other night and everyone marveled at the sound of it. Nobody ever says I'm out of tune unless I actually am playing out of tune.
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2017 10:59 am
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I am a musician who plays PSG and also has a particular love of classical piano music. Far from having to overcome a perceived imperfection of the major chords, I am frequently struck by the sheer beauty of a sustaining major chord on a well-tuned piano. And no matter what tweaks are applied in the tuning of a piano that make it not truly ET, no piano tuned to play music that modulates through as many keys as a piece by Beethoven, Schubert, or Chopin can be producing thirds anywhere close to JI, i.e. beatless.
(I use Meantone temperament in tuning my PSG.) |
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