drop d

I had read somewhere that the dial tone on a phone is 440Hz or concert A.
curious more than practical.

when I tune I go somewhere quiet and tune to the universe; Bb.
something I also read on line.

:)

Dalron.....if you've got the kind of tuner where you can tune to sharps or flats, press the "Flat" button twice.....the note you're looking for will still show as E, but it'll be two semitones flat, ie the tuner will show E but the actual note will be D. As regards the strings - they'll be a little looser, but as someone stated in another thread, a whole tone down or up isn't going to make a lot of difference.

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Vic

I tune to drop D by hitting a 6th string harmonic at the 12th fret, and lowering the tension until it matches the open 4th string. Quick, effective, easy to hear, and you can't mess up by fretting a note badly.

I'd never heard that a dial tone was A440. According to Wikipedia, that's true - but it's mixed with 350Hz (F) and 425Hz (between G# and A). It'd be pretty hard to use that for tuning.

My first thought when I read this was.....why do you need an electronic or any other kind of tuner at all?

Do you think it's possible to tune the top string down to an octave of the third string?

What do you do for G or D tuning, buy a special tuner?

Dalron.....if you've got the kind of tuner where you can tune to sharps or flats, press the "Flat" button twice.....

One tuner definitely has up to four flats when the button is pressed and I see how that works.

Thanks, Vic.

I tune to drop D by hitting a 6th string harmonic at the 12th fret, and lowering the tension until it matches the open 4th string. Quick, effective, easy to hear, and you can't mess up by fretting a note badly.

I'm so much of a beginner, I don't even know what 'hitting a 6th string harmonic at the 12th fret' means but I'll make sure that's on my list of things to learn.

On the bottom E string, lightly press the string down directly over the 12th fret and pluck...you should get a nice ringing E note, an octave higher than the plucked open E string.

Just touch a finger lightly against the string then pull off as soon as you've plucked....

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Vic

Thanks, Vic.

So much to learn, so little time ...

How I regret my misspent youth when I could've been learning the guitar! :twisted: :lol: