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Soundhole Tuner for X20 (and probably any other Emerald)
Since I got my X20 a few weeks ago, I've been playing around with where to stick a tuner that would be both convenient and unobtrusive. I love the Polytune , but it really sticks up off of the headstock. And I'm really fine with the basic tuning capabilities of the little D'Addario tuners that come in various configurations - I've used the soundhole version of that in my guitars that have a traditional sound hole and been plenty happy with them. You can just about get that tuner in the sound hole of an X20, but it's a pretty clumsy setup and not what it was designed for. I played around with various ways of attaching it to the underside of the headstock and came up with a good one, but then realized it would work just as well in the soundhole, which is really where I'd rather have it.
So here it is - I'm sure this would work just as well in any of the Emeralds with the newer soundhole that points both out and up. unnamed-2 by Ray, on Flickr I just used a couple of small pieces of 3M Dual Lock, which is basically just industrial strength velcro, with a much stronger bond. I use this stuff to hold my pedals on my pedal-board because it holds a lot better than velcro, which can come loose really easily. There's a little tab on the back of the tuner that it uses for attaching to whichever type of bracket it comes with, but it's really easy to cut that off with a coping saw or probably any other number of ways. Then a quick sanding of the back just to even it out and rough it up a little bit. Then a small piece of dual lock stuck on that smooth part of the tuner, and a matching piece on the underside of the soundhole, right next to the pickup controls. You could just use double sided tape, but this will make it easier to remove and replace to change a battery. Works great, totally unobtrusive. I started using this same method at the headstock because I didn't like how either of the bracket options worked there. And it worked fine, but then it just kind of hit me - this'll work just as well inside the soundhole and it did... So if anyone is interested... -Ray Last edited by raysachs; 11-01-2018 at 04:33 AM. |
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I LOVE those little D'Addario tuners, I have them in every guitar.
They are stealthy so you aren't advertising to the audience that you are tuning, and pretty easy to see. I find them to be as accurate as I'll ever need for onstage use.
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Soundhole Tuner for X20 (and probably any other Emerald)
Adding a tuner to a guitar is a smart idea. On my Emerald X20 I added a D’Addario Mini tuner to the back of the headstock between the bottom tuners using double sided tape. It’s always visible and easy to use.
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This is the same tuner using the same double sided tape idea, but just moved inside the soundhole. And instead of double sided tape, it's essentially stronger velcro so it's easier to remove and replace when you need to...
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I'm liking the headstock version these days.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Yk...2dadREiZQVMFtX https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h8...nktKBnjbnfGI3P
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Clever, Ray. Simple and elegant and I like it.
I've pondered using an short aluminum L-bracket attached inside the sound hole using the strap button screw, then either using double-stick tape or just clipping the tuner onto that "tab". I happen to have a Snark that still works fine electronically, but the clip part broke off.(fairly common with Snark tuners). So I was thinking of a way to put it into my X20 while still maintaining the vibration-sensing capability, and being able to easily remove it for battery changes. |
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Does the Velcro dampen the vibrations that the piezo tuner picks up?
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you guys are all my heros! this was the ONE question remaining about how to pimp out my emeralds-on-order
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In theory I guess perhaps a tiny amount. In reality, not that you'd ever hear...
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Soundhole Tuner for X20 (and probably any other Emerald)
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I used double sided tape to install mine. Since it’s on the back of the headstock battery access is available without removal. I tested the tuning accuracy against my most accurate Snark and it passed with flying colors.
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That looks great, Ray. Nicely done.
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