JOHNstap Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Good day everyone, i decided to pickup the cello about a month ago. i quit smoking and was looking for a reward/ distraction. Ive played electric bass off and on for 20 years. I purchased a super cheap cello on eBay and im in love. Tuning this new instrument has proven to be a pain. getting accustomed to the friction tuners is a struggle. I used my tuner that i have for my basses and guitars. Then i downloaded a tuner app and then another. All three are giving me different results. any advice on a specific tuner/ app that works best for cello. Im about to download a tone generator so i can just match the notes. any advice is greatly appreciated, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy jane Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 I use Tuner Lite . It has a chromatic tuner as well as a pitch pipe function--and is free. (My cellist daughter recommended it, and she's got a pretty good sense of pitch.) Yay for quitting smoking! It's been 36 years since I did. Don't look back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pate Bliss Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Just get anything that will play an A and start tuning. You're going to have to train and rely on your ears like never before anyway, so start. After you tune the A, how are you going to tune the D, G, and C? (just curious) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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