Which pitch pipe

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The Kratt low F which is f above middle c did not seem muddy to me but I was careful to play it correctly. I was glad I got the F to F because I need a B flat for one of my songs, and it is already 2 octaves higher than my basses, who are not very experienced. I love the instrument, perfect. Re: Which pitch pipe do I need? Post by nolinesbarred » Sat Feb 14, pm Like 'crieth' in the first post our a cappella SATB ensemble of is in need of an instrument pitch pipe? Have there been any advances in the devices available since the above messages were posted in ?

Does anyone have recommendations? What have been your experiences with these gadgets? All help will be much appreciated. Perhaps a small cheap portable electronic keyboard would be suitable as all we need it for is to get our starting notes, and most of us are more familiar with a keyboard than with pitch pipes. What do you think? Post by Robert Urmann » Sun Feb 15, am I think the best "instrument" is still a tuning fork. No other gadgets. My recommendation: it's not difficult to learn finding any note with the help of a tuning fork.

There are intervals; at least that's what you're singing Post by nolinesbarred » Sun Feb 15, am Thanks Robert. Post by choralia » Sun Feb 15, am I'm probably too technological, but, as an alternative, I may suggest using mp3 files on a mobile phone BTW, a tuning fork is slightly sensitive to temperature due to dilatation of metal, while mp3 files are not. Post by nolinesbarred » Sun Feb 15, am That's an interesting idea, Max.

A few of our singers are technologically adept and sometimes appear at rehearsals with mysterious small objects the function of which has never been revealed to me at least not in language that I understand. I'm sure they'll be delighted by the MP3 idea. Can't wait! Thanks, K. Post by vaarky » Sun Feb 15, pm I've been in settings where people have tried a lot of different instruments for pitch.

My favorite for me to use is the tuning fork, but I also quite like using the Pocket Tones device. You can also purchase an electronic pitch pipe, which is operated by pressing buttons marked with the desired pitch. Each of these two types of pitch pipe come in two different pitch ranges, F to F and C to C. There are also pitch pipes made specifically for guitar, violin , banjo , and tenor banjo.

At least some of these limit their pitches to the standard string tunings. The specialized guitar pitch pipe, for example, has six pitches each with its own little mouthpiece labeled with the standard tunings for guitar, as follows: 1E 2B 3G 4D 5A 6E. Mary Elizabeth is passionate about reading, writing, and research, and has a penchant for correcting misinformation on the Internet.

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