Jeff Newman's Last Tuning Chart?

Tom Bradshaw · Post by **Tom Bradshaw** » 30 Sep 2020 8:59 am

Does anyone happen to have a copy of Jeff Newman's last tuning chart? He published these in his "Pedal Rod" Newsletter. If so, let me know at tommybradshaw@gmail.com.
Thanks...Tom

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 30 Sep 2020 10:41 am

Very curious too ! Thanks !

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 30 Sep 2020 1:55 pm

The Newman sweetened tunings (ref to 442.5) in the Peterson Tuner, such as "SE9" are the last Newman's that I know of.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 30 Sep 2020 1:56 pm

Hey guys...not sure if this was Jeff's last tuning chart but I found this pamphlet in my music room..

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 30 Sep 2020 3:14 pm

This may be what you're looking for, Tom. I took this from the instruction manual for the Peterson Tuner

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 1 Oct 2020 2:17 am

I sent Tom the Peterson tunings and the sweetened are the last Newman settings at 442.5Hz, but he doesn't like them.

rick andrews · Post by **rick andrews** » 1 Oct 2020 8:26 am

I am sceptical of a one size fits all "sweetened tuning" chart. It might get you close. But I doubt if all pedal steels have the same amount of cabinet drop.

Tucker Jackson · Post by **Tucker Jackson** » 1 Oct 2020 11:23 am

I don't know if this is the last version of his chart or not... but it's on the Newman website and it is after he re-centered the tuning sharper, from 440 to 442.5. That's close to 10 cents sharper.

It looks to be pretty similar to the "Peterson SE9" posted earlier by Jeff in this thread, if you round those decimals (and oddly, they rounded the E note down to 9 instead of up to 10 on this Newman chart when they did the conversion from the Hertz scale to cents... but all else seems to be the same as what Peterson used when they ported the old-school chart into their tuner setting):

https://www.jeffran.shop/tuning-charts
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Tom Bradshaw · Post by **Tom Bradshaw** » 3 Oct 2020 8:13 am

Thanks to all. I received a number of charts via emails besides what has been provided here. I know that Jeff employed a 12-string Universal E9th/B6th copedent during the last few years that he was with us. Unless I've overlooked it somehow, does anyone have his chart for that copedent? That is the one I'm looking for. ...Tom (tommybradshaw@gmail.com)

Henry Brooks · Post by **Henry Brooks** » 3 Oct 2020 1:55 pm

Tom, here's Jeff 12 string Unversal chart.
Henry

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