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(*Check by tuning each pair of strings in perfect 4ths, then use the lower string harmonic at the 19th fret to check the upper string 14th-fret fretted note, and the upper string harmonic at the 12th fret to check the lower string 17th-fret fretted note.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Must be a short scale thing.
I think they're the stock d'addario strings - 45-100, I think.
ICBM i don't quite follow your method. Can you explain / send a link?
Thanks
First tune a pair of strings - G/D, D/A or A/E - to a perfect 4th using the 5th and 7th fret harmonics.
Then play the 19th-fret harmonic on the lower string (D, A or E) and the 14th-fret note on the higher string (G, D or A) at the same time, to check the intonation on the higher string.
Then play the 12th-fret harmonic on the higher string ad the 17th-fret note on the lower string to check the lower string.
It’s the quickest and most accurate method I know of - you can even tell quite well how far it’s out (if it is) by the rate of ‘beating’ between the two frequencies.
The reason it works without introducing an error because a perfect 4th is not quite in equal temperament, is because you then use the same harmonics (higher up the string) in reverse, so the strings are effectively just acting as references for themselves.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Bit of an oddity, not quite sure what was going on but I'm happy now. I'd forgotten just how beefy the MFD pickups are. OMG mode is hilarious.