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Subject: tuning HELP! show tonight

From: "hoggy_bogger" <yanbu@comcast.net>
Date: 2005-05-07

ok, totally confused I don't know what to do - hopefully someone will
clear some things up for me because in four hours i'll have to be on
stage with this thing.

the problem was the tuning fell below the adjustable region of the
pitch knob. i took this apart and started with instructions below:


> Be sure to move the sliding switch towards the back, which is normal
> tuning, when doing the tuning procedure. The service manual is not
> clear in this point (maybe better for "Old Production"). When
finished
> you (may) move it towards the front and enable the stretched tuning.
> You can verify the tuning mode easily with a tuner when playing a
high
> note: when switching the sliding switch back and forth the lower
pitch
> is normal tuning, the higher pitch is stretched tuning, which adds
even
> more richness and movement to the sound.
>
> I do it this way:
> 1) move the overall tuning pots VR2, VR3 (hi, low) to center
position
> 2) move VR10, VR11 of unit 0 to center position.

ok this i understand, and have done. now following this:

> 3) now tune unit 0 with the overall pots, using a chromatic tuner.

what note do i play? what note to start with? could someone hold my
hand through this a minute? i saw somewhere below about a 6 voice
chord memory, do i use this at this step? i tried tuning the low A to
what A should be just fine, but an octave up? no.

> this can be a little tricky, as all pots are influencing each
other.
> you may adjust VR10 and/or VR11 to gain perfect tuning at
low/high
> notes.

just for 0 eh? doesn't seem to be working. if anyone could help i'd
appreciate it! i tuned my mono/poly a few months ago with great
success, so i figured this would be no problem either but i'm having
trouble and starting to panic. thanks!

i'll give out my phone number if someone is bold enough to call me.
thanks