(May 1, 2020 at 1:41 am)Ranjr Wrote: Neil cared about tuning? Well doggies. Hello cowgirl.
Dr. Barranco had a cent strobe tuner in band hall that he only used it for demonstration. Otherwise, he pointed. You played. He looked disgusted. You adjusted the instrument and focused embouchure if you could. It's much easier these days to have instant, exact, non-judging feedback. I still gain inspiration from the memory of Dr. Barranco's leer over his specs when I know I'm off but not as much as as the full body conductor groove he fell into when he realized we didn't entirely suck.
Before tuners were affordable, I would tune to whatever record. Zep I offered E on the first track. "In the days of my youth..." Van Halen tunes a half step down. But tuning down to C requires heavy strings or a different setup at the bridge, nut, or tension rod. Otherwise, you get fret noise.
Assuming your turntable or tape deck was running at the proper speed.....
