Comments on: Tuning reminds me http://mp-dulcimer.com/blog/2005/07/27/tuning-reminds-me/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Reloaded http://mp-dulcimer.com/blog/2005/07/27/tuning-reminds-me/#comment-19 Reloaded Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:04:11 +0000 http://mp-dulcimer.com/blog/2005/07/27/tuning-reminds-me/#comment-19 this weekend past i was nearly convinced my D string on my bass wasn't tuned right even though my trusty quartz tuner said it was spot on. i "retuned" it a couple times before accepting what the tuner said (all the other strings sounded right to me) from the sound of it tuning a dulcimer is a much more complex process than tuning an electric bass guitar, but i can relate to the feeling - the fear that the instrument isn't in tune and will sound icky so with my D string and i and the tuner not in full agreement, i recorded in my home setup anyhow, and at the end of it all, was happy with how it sounded, but the whole time i was recording i was fairly convinced it wasn't right i can relate to some of your stress i listened to some of your recordings the other day. very pleasant music. i like it. this weekend past i was nearly convinced my D string on my bass wasn’t tuned right even though my trusty quartz tuner said it was spot on. i “retuned” it a couple times before accepting what the tuner said (all the other strings sounded right to me)

from the sound of it tuning a dulcimer is a much more complex process than tuning an electric bass guitar, but i can relate to the feeling - the fear that the instrument isn’t in tune and will sound icky

so with my D string and i and the tuner not in full agreement, i recorded in my home setup anyhow, and at the end of it all, was happy with how it sounded, but the whole time i was recording i was fairly convinced it wasn’t right

i can relate to some of your stress

i listened to some of your recordings the other day. very pleasant music. i like it.

]]> By: Marcy http://mp-dulcimer.com/blog/2005/07/27/tuning-reminds-me/#comment-20 Marcy Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:08:06 +0000 http://mp-dulcimer.com/blog/2005/07/27/tuning-reminds-me/#comment-20 Thanks, Allen. Tuning a hammered dulcimer is more complicated because there's more strings (mine has 90) and you use a wrench, but even so I'm definitely abnormal; most dulcimer players can tune in less than an hour. I've also had that experience of hearing things that sound "off," only to find that the recording sounds fine. At least with home recording, you don't have the additional worry of wasting your money if you have to scrap a take because of a tuning issue. Thanks, Allen.

Tuning a hammered dulcimer is more complicated because there’s more strings (mine has 90) and you use a wrench, but even so I’m definitely abnormal; most dulcimer players can tune in less than an hour.

I’ve also had that experience of hearing things that sound “off,” only to find that the recording sounds fine.

At least with home recording, you don’t have the additional worry of wasting your money if you have to scrap a take because of a tuning issue.

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