An unnatural rather than natural tuning is the result.Ģ. It is cheaper to use a generic “one size fits all” system like Equal Temperament for tuners, specifics pertaining to interval tuning of certain instruments including cello are simply ignored. So why would a tuner manufacturer make tuners which don’t really tune?ġ. Equally Tempered fifths are 1.9 cents narrower than perfect fifths and the cumulative error caused by tuning using a tuner without a Cello Sweetener can be as much as eight cents in the case of a five string Cello, a totally unacceptable result.
The notes that make up an equally tempered fifth are not in consonance with one another and a slight oscillation or beating will be heard when played. The notes that make a perfect fifth interval are in total consonance with one another, there is no oscillation or beating heard when such an interval is played. The interval C to G, G to D and D to A on an electronic tuner are Equally Tempered Fifths, so what does that mean? The intervals C to G, G to D and D to A on a correctly tuned cello are all Perfect Fifth intervals. The cello or violoncello, is tuned to the notes C G D A with the lowest open string pitch being C and the highest open string pitch being A. Like violinists, cellists have a love/hate relationship with run-of the-mill electronic tuners for good reason, up to now most electronic tuners made are not suitable for tuning a cello, the interval spacing between the strings of a cello is slightly wider than electronic tuners indicate, this is astonishingly true even for tuners which are marketed specifically to cellists! Many of the world’s top musicians are avid Peterson users, so you’ll be in good company! The Peterson range features highly accurate, precise and simple to use tuners, you can tune your cello to perfection in seconds by using their intuitive, high definition displays.
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