Keith Tuners, part 3
I previously discussed Keith tuners in these blog posts:
I had a trio recording session in June 2024, and while I did use the 24-string Double Sub-contraguitar for those sessions, I didn't preset the Keith tuners. In other words, if you don't preset the Keith tuners, then they function as normal tuners. Since then, I'd not been using the Keith tuners for presetting two pitches, even though the 24 is one of my primary instruments.
Next week, I have recording sessions with fusion guitarist Mark Wingfield. As I've been preparing for those sessions, I decided to add back the presets to the Keith tuners. I've been shedding with them this week, and wow, I can't believe how much I've missed using them. They are simply fantastic. It's exciting to use them again after what feels like too long.
I think my concept of how I use them within the overall instrument tunings has slightly altered as well. Previously, I'd been setting them for minor thirds or major thirds. This time, I'm setting them for half-steps and whole-steps. I find that using smaller intervals makes moving between tunings much faster and more accurate in that I don't need to turn the tuner twice to move between the wider intervals.
The 24 has six Keith tuners, which creates the possibility of having 12 tunings on one instrument.
After the upcoming recording sessions, I plan on mapping out some new tunings for the Keiths. They'll be a part of some solo recording sessions in 2026.
-kk
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