[CAUT] 440 and 443 "same"

[Jim Busby]

Rex,

 This is the first post that might explain the "why" I've been looking for. Dale's post said it perfectly in general terms, now this gives me a specific example.

Much thanks. And to all others who helped.

Regards,
Jim Busby BYU



From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Rex Roseman
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:09 PM
To: 'College and University Technicians'
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner

Jim

When you stated about his tuner registering 440 and 443 the same, I remembered about a similar incident. The (ex) guitar player at the church I play at had a guitar tuner that he insisted on using even though he knew that it did not work. No matter what pitch he played into the tuner, it would register slightly flat of 440. I would hear him tuning, pulling the pitch up and up and up to try to get the machine to change until even he realized that he was way off base.

These cheap guitar tuners can do strange things. The oboe players' may have been broken in the same way that the one in the above story was, only it would record 440 no matter what was played into it so he never knew that there was a problem.


Rex Roseman



PS. I ended up hiding the guitar players tuner (should have thrown it out) and tuning his guitar for him with a starting pitch from the churches piano. Eventually he came complaining that he couldn't find his tuner and I ended up giving it back to him. He knew all along that it was broken and refused to use the one that worked. Go figure!!

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