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  2. Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments - Wikipedia

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    A variety of methods are used to tune different stringed instruments. Most change the pitch produced when the string is played by adjusting the tension of the strings. A tuning peg in a pegbox is perhaps the most common system. A peg has a grip or knob on it to allow it to be turned. A tuning pin is a tuning peg with a detachable grip, called a ...

  3. Musical tuning - Wikipedia

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    Tuning is the process of adjusting the pitch of one or many tones from musical instruments to establish typical intervals between these tones. Tuning is usually based on a fixed reference, such as A = 440 Hz. The term "out of tune" refers to a pitch/tone that is either too high or too low in relation to a given reference pitch. While an ...

  4. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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    There really is no "standard" tuning for baritone guitar; choice of tuning depends on instrument, stringing, and player's preferences. Guitar, bass: 4 strings 4 courses. Standard/common: E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2. Alternates: D 1 A 1 D 2 G 2; D 1 G 1 C 2 F 2; Bass, electric bass, 4-string bass, Fender bass USA First U.S. patent filed by Leo Fender on ...

  5. Christmas FM - Wikipedia

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    Christmas FM is a seasonal radio station based in Ireland dedicated to Christmas-themed music, billed as "Ireland's Christmas Station". Airing during the Christmas season , it is a temporary licensed station, traditionally broadcasting from 28 November until 27 December since 2008.

  6. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  7. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Stringed instrument tunings

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    For example, open G tuning has a different meaning depending on whether the instrument is a steel guitar or a resonator guitar. C6 tuning can mean any of four common tunings just for six-string lap steel guitar, as well as others for other instruments.

  8. Carol Symphony - Wikipedia

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    The First Movement, sedate in style and modelled closely on the Choral Preludes of Bach, treats the old tune we sing to O come, all ye faithful. The Second Movement, the Scherzo, alternates between slow and fast treatments of the carol-tune God rest you merry, gentlemen. The Third Movement, the composer says, is 'the real corn of the Symphony ...

  9. Lists of tuned and untuned percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    This is a partitioned list of percussion instruments showing their usage as tuned or untuned. See pitched percussion instrument for discussion of the differences between tuned and untuned percussion. The term pitched percussion is now preferred to the traditional term tuned percussion: