Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Musicman59 - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
too far.
thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
some tension back and then try again later...
anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
thx - Craig
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - *M\®/M* - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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Musicman59 wrote:
> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> too far.
>
> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> some tension back and then try again later...
>
> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
>
>
> thx - Craig
You just won the AG cheap bastard of the year award, -and it's only June!
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Musicman59 - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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On Jun 30, 6:14=A0pm, "*M\\=AE/M* " <""yUGotsTinytSack??\"@:-)
2theHip.net"> wrote:
> Musicman59 wrote:
> > Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> > a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> > the strings. =A0 Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> > too far.
>
> > thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> > some tension back and then try again later...
>
> > anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> > getting all new strings) =A0The ax has not really been played at all.
>
> > thx - Craig
>
> You just won the AG cheap bastard of the year award, -and it's only June!
thank you, thank you. so what do I win? (might I assume you are
referring to me not wanting to buy new strings for $5.00 for a $500
guitar? My only reasoning for that is that new strings will be just
as way out of tune as the ones on the ax now... Or am I wrong in
assuming that?
Craig
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Les Cargill - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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Musicman59 wrote:
> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> too far.
>
> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> some tension back and then try again later...
>
> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
>
>
> thx - Craig
I would start with new strings. Couldn't hoit?
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Les Cargill
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Sac Dave - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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"Musicman59" <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a55989ba-6a9a-4765-9aab-da3193106ed3@k15g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> too far.
>
> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> some tension back and then try again later...
>
> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
>
>
> thx - Craig
You should consider new strings for starters look at it like this two
years, 730 days that comes to 0.006849315 cents a day what a deal.
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Jay - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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On Jun 30, 8:10=A0pm, Musicman59 <cwestbro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> the strings. =A0 Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> too far.
>
> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> some tension back and then try again later...
>
> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> getting all new strings) =A0The ax has not really been played at all.
>
> thx - Craig
Learn how to tune a guitar by ear (it isn't hard), or take it to
someone who knows how.
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Rufus - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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Musicman59 wrote:
> On Jun 30, 6:14 pm, "*M\\®/M* " <""yUGotsTinytSack??\"@:-)
> 2theHip.net"> wrote:
>> Musicman59 wrote:
>>> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
>>> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
>>> the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
>>> too far.
>>> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
>>> some tension back and then try again later...
>>> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
>>> getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
>>> thx - Craig
>> You just won the AG cheap bastard of the year award, -and it's only June!
>
> thank you, thank you. so what do I win? (might I assume you are
> referring to me not wanting to buy new strings for $5.00 for a $500
> guitar? My only reasoning for that is that new strings will be just
> as way out of tune as the ones on the ax now... Or am I wrong in
> assuming that?
>
> Craig
>
>
...I got ya beat - the OEM stings on my '79 Explorer turned 30 years old
this year. And they still sound great on the few occasions I actually
drag the thing out and play it. It's sort of a point of pride not to
change them now...
...and they tune just fine. I have an older Korg tuner that not only
shows me the note I'm tuning to, but also the octave it's in. It's a
bit larger, so I just use it for an "around the house" tuner...if your
tuner will show you the octave # (i.e.; E 2, or something like that) I'd
think you should just be able to tune on up and not have to worry about
snapping anything by over winding.
Works for my '79...which I probably only even look at once every five
years. It always tunes right up and plays just fine, like the day I
bought it.
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- Rufus
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Spender - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:10:56 -0700 (PDT), Musicman59
<cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote:
>Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
>a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
>the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
>too far.
>
>thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
>some tension back and then try again later...
>
>anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
>getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
Keep plucking the string as you increase the tension, while keeping an eye
on the tuner...
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Jim - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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Musicman59 wrote:
> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> too far.
>
> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> some tension back and then try again later...
>
> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
>
>
> thx - Craig
I can think of no reason for this problem, other than a problem with the
tuner.
There are dozens of online tuners. This was my first search hit:
http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/utilities/tuner/
Tune it by ear with your computer. Then try the tuner again. If the
tuner has a microphone, see if it responds to the online tuner.
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Re: Tuning a Guitar That Has Not Been Tuned in 2 years... - Tony Done - 6-:30 -0-09-20
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"Musicman59" <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a55989ba-6a9a-4765-9aab-da3193106ed3@k15g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
> Forget relative tuning for now... having trouble getting started with
> a tuner. every string is so far off that the tuner is not recognizing
> the strings. Would rather not pop a few strings by turning the pegs
> too far.
>
> thought about tightening the strings and leave them for a bit to get
> some tension back and then try again later...
>
> anyone have a process that works for them in this situation (besides
> getting all new strings) The ax has not really been played at all.
>
>
> thx - Craig
Spend your $5 on pitch pipes or a tuning fork. I change tunings and strings
all the time, and use pitch pipes to get in the right ballpark. You play a
note on the pipe, then find which fret it is on the detuned guitar, then
tune up until the pipe pitch coincides with the open string.
Tony D
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