Steel players
After not touching my guitar for years, I am now trying to get back! My wife had passed away, and I want to get back! I am having a terrible time getting it intune and my peterson tuner is not helping!! I am a bed room
Picker but have a chance to pick locally with a fun group. If I can get the feel back and in tune!! Any suggestions, or help??
Dave Cochran
Montgomery, TX
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Hi Dave. Is your guitar a 10 string pedal steel tuned in E9th or something else?
I don't use or know anything much about a Petersen.
I know it's hard to start tuning if you can't hear or don't know the pitch of a string to begin.
Maybe the Petersen has a tutorial or a guide somewhere.
What I do when changing strings etc. and don't know where the E string sound is, I use a piano or a piano sound program so I can hear that note then tune everything from there.
Here is one program that will let you hear the notes.
https://samplefocus.com/tag/piano-note? ... .6&key=Any
Once you get the guitar close in tune, you can use your Petersen to tweak and sweeten the tuning. Hope this helps a little.
Good luck getting reacquainted with the steel and condolences on the passing of your wife.
I don't use or know anything much about a Petersen.
I know it's hard to start tuning if you can't hear or don't know the pitch of a string to begin.
Maybe the Petersen has a tutorial or a guide somewhere.
What I do when changing strings etc. and don't know where the E string sound is, I use a piano or a piano sound program so I can hear that note then tune everything from there.
Here is one program that will let you hear the notes.
https://samplefocus.com/tag/piano-note? ... .6&key=Any
Once you get the guitar close in tune, you can use your Petersen to tweak and sweeten the tuning. Hope this helps a little.
Good luck getting reacquainted with the steel and condolences on the passing of your wife.