[linux-audio-user] in tune - stupid thread [WAS: Tuning Program or wav files?]

Jan Depner eviltwin69 at cableone.net
Sun Dec 19 12:29:13 EST 2004


On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 10:55, Russell Hanaghan wrote:

> Fact is, it is impossible to tune an acoustic guitar 
> "perfectly"...Invariably, when you have it tuned so an open G chord 
> sounds spot on, an open A or even C will be a tad off. And the same 
> applies to the inverse of course.  This all due to a general lack of 
> adjustment for intonation on acoustic axes. But to the untuned ear 
> (which I agree in sort...should be the final judge of how your axe is 
> "tuned" ) this is not really noticeble.
> 

    Feiten tuned guitars are much better, unfortunately the method is
patented.

Jan





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