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Thread #56706 Message #888324
Posted By: Steve Parkes
12-Feb-03 - 03:29 AM
Thread Name: tuning a mandolin?
Subject: RE: tuning a mandolin?
I think what Sorcha is saying is: listen for the beats.When one string is iun tune and the other is slightly out you'll hear a sort of throbbing, The more out the string is, the faster it gets, until it disappears around a semitone (one fret). The nearer it gets the slower the beat, and you can easily tell when the beat stops -- or you soon will with a little practise.
Steve