Abstract: Guitar tuner, also known as guitar tuner, is a tool used to correct the pitch of the guitar or give a standard pitch. There are many types, including tuning forks, pitch tubes, and electronic tuners. , among which the sound pipe also includes reed pipe and whistle pipe. How to tune a guitar with a tuner? How to use a guitar tuner? Let’s learn more about guitar tuners with the editor below. 1. Types of guitar tuners
1. Tuning fork
A metal rod bent into a parallel fork shape, and the upper part of the fork is struck to produce sound. It was invented by the famous British trumpet player J. Sewer in 1711. The pronunciation of the tuning fork is mainly the vibration of the fundamental frequency, so the overtones are very few and very pure. Modern tuning forks were improved by Parisian scientists in the mid-19th century. At the end of the 19th century, American Chicagoan Degang used steel bars instead of tuning forks to make a set of six, and set the pitch of each sound at 435 to 440 Hz per second. The frequencies between the bars are 1 Hz apart to facilitate tuning of various standard pitches.
2. Sound pipe
①Reed pipe: the most convenient and popular one, still very popular today. It is a small metal or plastic tube with a reed inside and the name of the note engraved on the outside. There are single-tube and multi-tube ones. For one tube, C is the standard note; for multiple tubes, each tube has one note; there are also one tube with two notes, one reed at each end. There are CDAE4 tubes specifically for violins, and six tubes specifically for guitars, some of which are combined into a disk shape.
②Whistle tube: The long ruler has a whistle mouth at one end, and a movable push plug with a scale on the other end. Push the piston according to the scale to obtain different standard pitches. Originally used to tune string instruments, it became popular in church choirs in the early 18th century when the pitch was equal to 442, 5 Hz per second. The tone of the tube is easily affected by temperature and humidity, and its pitch is inferior to that of a tuning fork.
3. Electronic tuner
Modern instruments equipped with semiconductors, integrated circuits, etc. can emit the required pitch and can also display the pitch of the musical instrument. This instrument is gradually being promoted.
2. How to tune the guitar with a tuner
Tools/materials: an acoustic guitar (or electric guitar), hands.
Steps/Methods:
1. First tune the first string to the standard pitch. Please refer to the reference material for how to determine the standard pitch.
2. Hold down the fifth fret of the 2nd string, play the 1st and 2nd strings, and use the 1st string as the standard tone to adjust the 2nd string until the sound heights are the same.
3. Hold down the 4th fret of the 3rd string and play the 2nd and 3rd strings until the sound heights are the same.
4. Hold down the 4th string and 5th fret, and play the 3rd and 4th strings until the sound heights are the same.
5. Hold down the 5th string and 5th fret, and play the 4th and 5th strings until the pitches are the same.
6. Hold down the 5th fret of the 6th string and play the 5th and 6th strings until the pitches are the same.
Regarding guitar tuners, the ones mentioned above are all physical tuners. If you are on a computer, you can also use tuning software to tune guitar strings. There are many such software, such as: APGuitarTuner acoustic guitar tuning tool, guitar chord query and tuning software SuperGuitarChordFinder5, 0, etc. For the specific usage method and download address, please add the address at the end, but I don’t know if it can be displayed.
In addition, there are some tuning tools in FLASH format, which are also very convenient to use. Instructions for use:
The top is the six strings, and the bottom is the one string. Click on each string with the mouse. To produce a standard tone, just tune each string of the guitar to match the pitch of the corresponding string.
These are all available for free download or free use online.