See a demonstration of a cello tuning and get expert tips on adjusting a cello’s tuning pegs in this free music lesson video.
Expert: Frances Joseph Santori
Bio: As an Austin multi-instrumentalist musician, Francis Joseph Santori was one of the featured artists in the 2007 Jazz on the Boulevard festival in Dallas.
Filmmaker: Todd Sapio
Duration : 0:1:6
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To sickness324: A …
To sickness324: A cello is tuned to C, G, D and A.
Most of your tuning should come from using the fine tuners ( adjusters) just past the bridge, especially for steel strings. Use the pegs when you are putting on new strings, or when you have a huge change in pitch because of changes in temperature or if your cello has been travelling with you ( they can be precious!)
It takes practise to learn to tune your cello, and a good ear helps, if in doubt, get someone else to do it or help you.
oh i have the same …
oh i have the same kind of pegs, they suck
and why are you …
and why are you teaching people to tune when you dont even use the kinda of tuners the average cellist has?! Lol dork
5ths
5ths
Firstly, if he is …
Firstly, if he is playing on steel strings, which it sounds like, he should be using adjusters, as the high tension of a steel string demands a finer tuner than the peg alone. Secondly, there is a technique of twisting the peg as you turn, as opposed to merely finding the pitch and then pushing it in as hard as you can. Thirdly, it is important to ensure that you have 4 pegs that fit properly by a decent professional.
Firstly, if he is …
Firstly, if he is playing on steel strings, which it sounds like, he should be using adjusters, as the high tension of a steel string demands a finer tuner than the peg alone. Secondly, there is a technique of twisting the peg as you turn, as opposed to merely finding the pitch and then pushing it in as hard as you can. Thirdly, it is important to ensure that you have 4 pegs that fit properly by a decent professional. Looking at his ‘cello I doubt that is the case.
What tuning is a …
What tuning is a cello in?
I need to get me …
I need to get me some of those easy pegs.
wow what an expert
wow what an expert
cool
cool