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.
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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. People seem fond of their iphone applications.
For receiving pitch in rehearsal, I find tuning fork transmitted by voice to be less clear sometimes for volume or other reasons. I prefer pitch pipe or the electronic tools. However, I would find it distracting if someone used an electronic device to give pitch in a concert--best to stick to tuning fork or pitch pipe for concerts, and use in rehearsal the same thing you'll use in concert so singers get used to it.
Post by nolinesbarred » Sun Feb 15, pm Thanks vaarky for your detailed suggestions. A pitch pipe is not a musical instrument, but the proper use of a pitch pipe can improve the performance of many different kinds of music. Find the right pitch pipe. There are special pitch pipes made for guitars that have six different pitches, one corresponding for each string. Chromatic pitch pipes are perfect if you are using the pitch pipe for vocals or timpani.
You can also get pitch pipes that you must blow into or electronic pitch pipes that make a tone by pressing a button. Tune string instruments with a pitch pipe. Pitch pipes are great way to get a rough tuning on a guitar, banjo, violin or other stringed instruments.
Blow into the necessary pitch, or press the button, and tune the instrument accordingly.
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