Insulting as it may be to some, there's a question I always have to ask because of the high proportion of players who don't know or obey the rule:
Do you ALWAYS tune well below the note and then UP to it?
Depending on the instrument, there may be sensitivity to the potential imbalance of string tension across the nut as you tune. SO, you MUST always tune UP to any note in EVERY situation. You can't adjust a tuner down pitch without risking tuning instability.
This is a particularly nasty issue with mandolins and other high tension fretted instruments, and it's why you hear and see players tune down and then up at each adjustment of pitch.
Last edited by Frank Ford; 11-06-2014 at 01:15 AM.
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