Circuit Playground Uke Tuner

by yvonne.bass in Circuits > Arduino

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Circuit Playground Uke Tuner

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My roommates and I all play ukeleles.

It is annoying because we always have to look up tuners online. I thought it would be really convenient to have the note on a device with just the click of the button.

Supplies

thin wire (soldering wire is fine)
circuit playground & battery pack
felt (of 2 colors, I used brown and black)
4 Buttons/beads (this is optional, this makes it look like the tuning pegs)
cardboard (I used paper plates)

Code Your Playground!

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You can adjust this code to play whatever note you choose, therefore making this tuner applicable to a different instrument

Cut Out Your Shape

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Your tuner could really take any shape you would want. I went for the classic ukelele shape.
I used paper plates and a hot dog carton from Maverik - but any sturdy base that you can pierce with your wires will do!
then cut out your felt to hot glue on to your base!

Wrapping Wires

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pierce the wires through your base and felt. Then attach them to your circuit playground on the appropriate pins. I used A1, A2, A3 and A4

Cover the Wires Where Needed

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You are almost there!
When I was testing out this project, I decided to cover up a larger area of the wires so that I had a place to grip onto without playing notes accidentally.