Randy, Have you ever looked into those automatic tuners that attach to the tuning nut on the guitar head and that will tune the string as you pluck it? Don't know where or how to find, but I've heard that they exist. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy" <clifford@xxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:22 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: inputting turns Thanks Bill. I can tune fairly close by ear, but not as close on some days as on others. I'm just hoping for a way to tune very accurately without having to use an electronic tuner which must be intepreted by a sighed person. Thanks again. Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Stevens" <blues_cat@xxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:54 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: inputting turns > Hello Randy, > > Some metrinomes have a feature that produces a pure A 440. > (Other > metrinomes, fancy ones, can produce all twelve chromatic > notes, but these > are more expensive.) You could use this to tune your A > string (two > octaves lower,) and then tune the other strings in > relationship to that > A. This still doesn't tell you if your A is sharp or flat > with respect > to the A from the metrinome, but it gives you a starting > place without > needing a piano or synthesizer nearby to compare to. > > Does this help at all or am I missing the point of your > question? > > Bill S. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq