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How do you tune a violin when you have no tuner present?

Asked by Aesthetic_Mess (7894points) October 12th, 2010

I know the strings are tuned in Perfect Fifths, but I don’t have a tuner. Is there a way to do it without a tuner?

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You would need a good ear. If you can get the G string from a piano or other instrument, you should be able to tune the others by listening for beats in the harmonics. The fifth plus one octave above the fundamental is a strong harmonic, so if you play the G and D string together, you would hear a beat if they’re not in tune with one another. Use the same method to tune the remaining strings.

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@Foolaholic Where did you find that feature of Google?

Aesthetic_Mess's avatar

@Foolaholic It’s awesome! I’ve found a new why to annoy my sister

gailcalled's avatar

Phone a friend with either perfect pitch or a piano.

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@Aesthetic_Mess

Hah! I also have a sister who is fun to annoy. Glad I could help.

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