![]() ![]() Rudall flutes and Pratten flutes will have out of tune notes all over the place, but it’s mostly due to how the tone holes and flute bodies have been traditionally constructed. Regarding flutes and whistles, different models of flutes had different standards of intonation that had more to do with production methods than tuning systems. However, ttring players have always, and likely always will, approach just intonation when playing amongst themselves. ↳Īs far as I know, all Western instruments today have equal temperament tunings, be they piano, piano accordion, diatonic accordion, concertina, etc. Going back three centuries, the viola da gamba, which is still used today in performances of baroque music and is more or less cello-sized, has 6 strings tuned in 4ths with a 3rd stuck in there, rather like the Spanish guitar. The same applies to other ensembles with a deep bass instrument. ![]() It is also the main surviving descendant of the baroque viol family of instruments, which were tuned in perfect 4ths, as an orchestral double-bass player today would tune his instrument, Intonation in the orchestral double bass line-up is of paramount importance because it underpins the intonation of all the instruments above it. It’s tuned in 4ths because tuning in 5ths would be too big for an instrument of that size. You just can’t be altering the basic pitch of a fiddle every five minutes.įretless instruments tuned in fourths. For starters, the instrument takes ages to settle down properly to its new pitch, and there are issues connected with the stresses in the instrument and its strings and its playability if the pitch is changed by more than about a semitone. They are designed around that pitch alter it significantly and you’ll run into problems. ![]() Basically, it’s not a good idea to mess around with the basic pitch (A440) of the fiddle family of instruments by more than about a semi-tone. 10/10 recommend.Andy, I may be wrong, but according to your bio I take it you’ve haven’t had that much experience of playing the fiddle. I used to not want to play my guitar because tuning it was such a pain, but then I got this app and now it’s SO fast! I'll be with people and I’ll tune my guitar with this app then they go “woah that was fast!”. I love how easy it is to tune and find and play my favorite songs. I like all the other little games as well because they teach you how to play different chords and you can learn to identify the chords by listening to them and it is all offline. It tunes your guitar accurately so you can get the best sound. I love it! Thanks for making an awesome app. Not only is it a tuner (best app tuner I've used personally) but it also has a metronome, games, chords, and a plethora of instruments to choose from and it's SUPER easy to navigate. Overall, it's a great app for beginners and is a wonderful resource for a pretty reasonable price. It also has a large selection of songs to play along to and it helps show you which chords to play as well how to make the shapes with your fingers. I mostly use this for tuning my guitar, which this app makes ridiculously easy. This is a great app! Very easy to use and very reliable, if you are just starting out, you can take a big worry off your mind, by getting in tune quickly and easily with this app. ![]() Easy to use, super user-friendly and they have a bunch of fun different chords and songs to help you learn new music. I’ve downloaded many tuning apps before and this one is by far the best. ![]()
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