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- Tuning by Ratios - This paper explores the use of simple ratios to tune musical intervals and chords. Included are a tutorial, a set of computer programs, and a re-tuned two-part invention by J.S. Bach.
- Irish Traditional Music Tune Index - Cross-referenced index of traditional Irish tunes on recordings and in published tune books. Includes all alternate titles, exact locations of the tune, and tune publication histories. Note that there are no scores or audio on this site.
- The English Dancing Master by John Playford - Playford's tunes in abc format - the first collection of popular dance tunes published in the British Isles, in 1651.
- Tune it! Safe! - Initiative gegen unseriöses Auto-Tuning. Der Staat gibt zusammen mit Profi-Tunern Tipps zu legalem und sicherem Tuning.
- Tunes at Ceolas - Hundreds of celtic tunes in various electronic formats, with the software to view and play them, and a large index of published sources of celtic and other folk tunes.
- Concertina.net's Tune-O-Tron - Has a few hundred tunes, but the unique feature of this site is the ABC Convert-A-Matic which allows you to easily produce a PDF score from any tune in ABC format, online and free.
- Bissell Piano Tuning - Tuning and repair. Contact details and service area description. San Diego area.
- Sample Tunes - A substantial collection of fiddle tunes mainly from the traditions and players of Cape Breton; in notation (gif format) and/or abc formats.
- Tuning Club Low Flyers - Belgische Tuning Club met op de site entertainment, cars, tuning tips, tuned cars, audio tips, foto's en meetings.
- Irish Traditional Music Tune Index - Large, detailed database of tunes. Identifies tunes on commercial recordings and in the major tune books. Includes statistics, definitions, and analysis of Irish traditional music.
Wikipedia Articles
- Drop C tuning - Dropped D Tuned Down One Whole Step also popularly (but incorrectly) known as Dropped C tuning is an alternative guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down two tones ("dropped") to C and the rest of the strings are tuned down one tone, thus making the overall tuning CGCFAD from low to high. Although popularly referred to as "Drop C," CGCFAD tuning is not ...
- Tuning wrench - A tuning wrench (also called a tuning lever or tuning hammer) is a specialized socket wrench used to tune string instruments such as the piano, harp, and hammer dulcimer, that have strings wrapped around tuning pins with square heads. Other string instruments do not require a tuning wrench because strings their tuning pins or ...
- New Standard Tuning - The New Standard Tuning (or NST) is a special type of guitar tuning, introduced by Robert Fripp of King Crimson. Although used by a small number of players in comparison to the standard guitar tuning (referred to as 'Old Standard Tuning' by NST players), it has gained some popularity among experimental guitarists, and is the tuning taught at Fripp's ...
- C6 tuning - C6 tuning is the most common tuning for electric steel guitar, both on single and multiple neck instruments. On a twin-neck, the most common tuning is C6 tuning on the near neck and E9 tuning on the far neck.
- E9 tuning - E9 tuning is a common tuning for steel guitar necks of more than six strings. In particular, it is the most common tuning for the far neck on a two-neck table steel guitar or pedal steel guitar, most often combined with C6 tuning for the near neck, and also a popular tuning ...