Comments on: Tune Your Guitar (Almost) Silently http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:13:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Brau http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/#comment-89569 Brau Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:02:14 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/#comment-89569 An interesting take on tuning for sure, and I like the size. It is using a strobe effect to help you determine visually when a given string is in tune. However, it appears there is no ability for it to tell you whether it's out of tune by being sharp or flat, so I'll likely stay with my plug-in tuner that has LEDs to indicate +-. It works very well in noisy bars. An interesting take on tuning for sure, and I like the size. It is using a strobe effect to help you determine visually when a given string is in tune. However, it appears there is no ability for it to tell you whether it’s out of tune by being sharp or flat, so I’ll likely stay with my plug-in tuner that has LEDs to indicate +-. It works very well in noisy bars.

]]> By: James http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/#comment-89300 James Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:20:11 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/#comment-89300 From what I can tell, it simply flashes the LEDs at the frequency the string should be vibrating at, which is the frequency of the note. If it's not correct, you'll <b>see</b> the string moving with a frequency of the difference between the string and the light. As the frequency of string approaches that of the light, it will appear to get slower and slower and eventually stop as they match. If you have an adjustable strobe light and a fan, you can do the same thing to make it look like your fan has stopped while it's running. It's a good way to inspect moving parts without having to shut it down. From what I can tell, it simply flashes the LEDs at the frequency the string should be vibrating at, which is the frequency of the note. If it’s not correct, you’ll see the string moving with a frequency of the difference between the string and the light. As the frequency of string approaches that of the light, it will appear to get slower and slower and eventually stop as they match.

If you have an adjustable strobe light and a fan, you can do the same thing to make it look like your fan has stopped while it’s running. It’s a good way to inspect moving parts without having to shut it down.

]]> By: Rick http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/#comment-89279 Rick Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:16:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/06/tune-your-guitar-almost-silently/#comment-89279 Um.. I don't get it. Do you have to strum the string and then turn the tuning key until the strobes stop flashing? or just turn the keys and the tuner works via some sort of light refraction algorithm or something. ? Is it the sound/pitch of the string being played? or some sort of visual cue that extrapolates string tension somehow? Um.. I don’t get it.

Do you have to strum the string and then turn the tuning key until the strobes stop flashing? or just turn the keys and the tuner works via some sort of light refraction algorithm or something. ?

Is it the sound/pitch of the string being played? or some sort of visual cue that extrapolates string tension somehow?

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