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Tuning a bowed psaltry
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Jenrose
2003-12-17 15:16:38 UTC
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A friend gave my daughter a charming little bowed psaltry--we need to get
the bow rehaired, but the critical point right now is tuning... What kind of
tool would one use for this? (It is not included with the psaltry, we
checked...)

Jenrose
PeteSchug
2003-12-17 17:32:45 UTC
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Post by Jenrose
A friend gave my daughter a charming little bowed psaltry--we need to get
the bow rehaired, but the critical point right now is tuning... What kind of
tool would one use for this? (It is not included with the psaltry, we
checked...)
Jenrose
Personal opinion:

I would get a good digital tuner that displays all notes and semitones.

Mine has no meter, but uses LED's to indicate degree of tuning.

Contrary to a lot of purists I find it handy for tuning my violin when I am
at sessions and I can't ask people to stop everything and give me an A then
wait until I tune. I can tune in the dark (LED's) and I can tune quietly
while everyone plays. I also have a Matrix clip, which is a clip with a
microphone in it that I clip to my bridge and plug into the tuner. That
keeps extrainious noise from affecting my results.

I also use it on my guitar and I would use it for a piano if I had to tune
one of those. (although there is some talk about the extremes of the
keyboard not actually being tuned "in tune.")

Pete
Steve Perry
2003-12-17 17:56:18 UTC
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Usually a clock winding key. Or autoharp tuning wrench.
Post by Jenrose
A friend gave my daughter a charming little bowed psaltry--we need to get
the bow rehaired, but the critical point right now is tuning... What kind of
tool would one use for this? (It is not included with the psaltry, we
checked...)
Jenrose
PeteSchug
2003-12-17 18:59:46 UTC
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Post by Steve Perry
Usually a clock winding key. Or autoharp tuning wrench.
Post by Jenrose
A friend gave my daughter a charming little bowed psaltry--we need to get
the bow rehaired, but the critical point right now is tuning... What kind of
tool would one use for this? (It is not included with the psaltry, we
checked...)
Jenrose
Hmm... I think I misunderstood the question.

Pete
Jenrose
2003-12-17 23:21:18 UTC
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Post by PeteSchug
Post by Steve Perry
Usually a clock winding key. Or autoharp tuning wrench.
Post by Jenrose
A friend gave my daughter a charming little bowed psaltry--we need to get
the bow rehaired, but the critical point right now is tuning... What kind of
tool would one use for this? (It is not included with the psaltry, we
checked...)
Jenrose
Hmm... I think I misunderstood the question.
Pete
Yes, we have "tuners"... we just need a tool to turn the little pegs...

Our digital tuner is also a metronome.

Jenrose
Peter Gennaro
2003-12-18 15:38:55 UTC
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Post by Jenrose
Yes, we have "tuners"... we just need a tool to turn the little pegs...
Our digital tuner is also a metronome.
Jenrose
So you already know what notes the strings should be tuned to?
Jenrose
2003-12-20 08:06:40 UTC
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Not yet, but we do know someone local who plays--we just can't even begin to
try to tune the thing until we can turn the stiff little knobs.

Jenrose
Post by Peter Gennaro
Post by Jenrose
Yes, we have "tuners"... we just need a tool to turn the little pegs...
Our digital tuner is also a metronome.
Jenrose
So you already know what notes the strings should be tuned to?
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