[access-uk] Re: Message for John Wilson Re: Accessible Guitar Tuner
- From: "John Wilson" <j.wilson07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:15:34 -0000
Hello John,
Yes, the G string being more flexible seems to make sense. I
have heard that G strings are more susceptible to a twang or
two than most other strings (grin)!
But on a more serious note . . .
There is no need to switch the metronome on to start tuning
via the tuner's onboard mic. You can just press the on
button and then the Tune button but you won't know, unless
you can see the screen, that it has actually turned on OK in
that case, because it makes no confirmatory noise. It is
sometimes possible to turn it on in the way the user manual
says, for example, if the batteries are running low, and it
hasn't in fact come on, but you won't know this. the reason
I always leave it in the metronome on state when I turn it
on is so that, when you next turn it on, it starts beeping
and therefore confirms that it has actually come on. You can
then simply press the Tune button to turn it to tuning on
and be certain that it is listening before you start turning
tuning keys.
Hope this clarifies the logic in this (if there is any).
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gregory" <jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:59 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Message for John Wilson Re:
Accessible Guitar Tuner
Hi John,
Thanks for the advice. I'll try the suggested button
sequence to see if that
helps. Thus far I have not been able to tune anything but
the 'g' string,
but this may be because I didn't know how to start. Strange,
but the
instruction manual doesn't say anything about having the
metronome switched
on prior to tuning, but if that's what you do then I will
try it. I believe
the tuner has a memory, so perhaps it remembers the setting
from the
previous use until the batteries run out.
Cheers.
John.
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Sent: 17 November 2012 23:26
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Message for John Wilson Re:
Accessible Guitar Tuner
Hello John,
I don't know if there is any initial setting up to do, as I
bought mine from
someone else but I would have thought that it would already
be set up in
standard tuning mode.
The buttons are as follows:
top left (round button): power on/off
Under the above: tuner
next one down: metronome
Then the four along the bottom are:
Left most: sound
next: select
Next: value down
and the last, at the right: value up
However, I only use it for its tuning abilities. I do not
use the metronome,
as I think that it is too quiet to hear properly whilst
playing. I
downloaded something called "Free Metronome" from the
internet to use as a
good, loud metronome, which works fine and is accessible.
To ensure that the unit is both on and listening for your
string plucks,
what I do is press the on button, then the metronome button
(it will start
beeping) and then the tuning button. It should now be
listening for your
string sounds.
After you have tuned all strings (and it has beeped for them
all to
confirm), I then press the metronome button again and turn
it off. This
means that when you next come to use it you only have to
press the on button
and then the tune button to start tuning.
You can also tune manually using the buttons at the bottom.
That way you would press the left button to turn sounds on
and then use the
right button to take you through the six notes to tune to.
The button next
to that takes you down through the notes.
Anything else you might want to use it for, you will have to
get someone
sighted to go through it with you to set such things as the
metronome speed
up an change the pitch of the six notes if you wish to tune
to anything
other than the standard E tuning.
A word of caution: it only stays in listening mode listening
to your string
plucks for about 10 minutes, after which it automatically
turns itself off
as a battery saving feature.
If this happens you will not know, so every five minutes or
so, if it takes
you longer than this to tune up, turn it off and then back
on to safeguard
against you trying to tune when it is not on and wasting
your time and
possibly breaking strings if you go too high.
HTH,
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gregory" <jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 9:36 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Message for John Wilson Re: Accessible
Guitar Tuner
Hi John,
Have now got the Boss TU-80 tuner, but am having some
problems in setting it
up for tuning the guitar. Is it necessary to have sighted
assistance to set
this up, or do you have a sequence of button presses that
you do to get to
the guitar tuner and then each subsequent string? I
downloaded the pdf
version of the manual, but it is not exactly enlightening.
Any assistance
you could give would be much appreciated.
John.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 11 November 2012 19:09
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible Guitar Tuner
Yes, John, it omits a beep for each string when you reach
the correct pitch.
You just tune up to just below the correct string pitch and
then use the
tuner to get it perfect.
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gregory" <jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 5:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible Guitar Tuner
Hi John,
Thanks for the info. Does the tuner emit a tone when the
correct pitch is
reached on each of the strings? Apologies for asking, but
just wanted to
clarify before going ahead and purchasing.
Cheers.
John.
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Sent: 10 November 2012 15:08
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible Guitar Tuner
Hello John,
There is an audible guitar tuner and metronome for both
electric and
acoustic guitars called the Boss TU-80. I have one and it
works fine. You
can buy it on Ebay for around £20.
The buttons are all feelable and it is easy to use for basic
tuning.
HTH,
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gregory" <jgm.gregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 12:06 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Accessible Guitar Tuner
Hi Folks,
Has anyone come across a guitar tuner that is accessible to
blind
guitarists? Hundreds of tuners exist, but I cannot seem to
find one which
will indicate that the correct pitch has been achieved by
sounding an
audible tone (or stopping a tone when correct pitch is
achieved). Any help
with this would be greatly appreciated.
John.
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