> The automagic string selection is neat, but also means
> you could tune, for example, the D string to a G (assuming
> you don't snap the bloody thing in the process), so you
> have to be more or less in the ballpark to begin with

When stuck for tuning, I could always use 50Hz hum as
a G. The difference between semitones is the twelth root
of 2 = 2 ^ - (1/12) = 2 ^ 0.083333 = 1.059463. Multiplying
E1, 41.20Hz, goes F1 = 43.65, F1# = 46.24, G1 = 49.00
which is near enough if that's the only reference available.
I don't recall the band ever being paid a visit by the Concert
Police A440 Squad

60Hz users have a choice between A1# (58.27) and B1
(61.73) - 60Hz is smack in the middle. As his tuning ear
develops he'll find it easier to judge. One thing you really
want to avoid is having the strings tuned too high for long
periods - it does the neck or machine-heads no favours

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