Hello A. Brown
I have followed the discussion over the years and had hoped that with the passage of time I would learn. But I don't appear to be getting very far.
I have fine tuners on all strings, so the actual mechanics of doing it isn't the problem. What I don't understand, and what hasn't been explained in all the posts, is how my A tuning fork tunes exactly to the "green" on the electronic tuner, but when my violin tunes exactly to the green light it sounds flat. How can this be so?
I think once this is solved, I'll go a long way to being able to tune by ear (using the A fork as my reference point).
I have access to a piano and electronic keyboard, but hate tuning to them. I hear what is said about having to tune to different reference points, depending on who/what you're playing with, and that causes grief too. I just feel like my violin has only the one way of being in tune and sounding good: *it's* way!
I will grill my teacher again on this point.
Hey, maybe it's time to trade up :-)
Thanks.
Wanda
: Hello Wanda,
: There have been various discussions of tuning on this board. Do a search in the archives. Here is a link to one of the discussions.
: A. Brown