Mechanical Metronome
Hello TB Community. Any suggestions for a mechanical metronome? I've been using an app, but I'd prefer something "real." When I was a kid, my dad built one from a RadioShack kit. It's long gone. Thanks!
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The one that I bought many, many years ago is still available on Amazon. The brand is Wittner. When I brought it, it was made in W. Germany (!) It's still made in Germany, according to Amazon. I think this is the brand I used when I was young. I like the sound of its tick, tock...
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I love my Dr Beat: https://a.co/d/gy5fIf7. I had bought it for my son, a cellist, > 20 years ago.
My teacher doesn't think I need such a fancy metronome, but I especially like how it shouts out the polyrhythm for duples vs triples. Yes, there is actually a voice that say "one-ti-and-ta" or you can also just have the beats, either with a stronger down beat or not.
It also has the tap function which I found useful when my chamber music group had to figure out at what tempo we had to practice.
Mine can do up to 8 programs, so if I am learning several pieces, I can save the meters and tempi for each piece.
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Wittner Taktel Picolo is the one I’ve used forever. Strong sound.
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I love my Taktel Mini. In fact, I even splurged for the all-wood mini a few years ago and find the tone even more satisfying than the cheaper metal and plastic model. It looks nice too! I think I bought it via eBay for under $90.
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Randi I agree, I also don't like using my phone, I prefer to put my phone in a different room so I don't get distracted. Instead of a mechanical metronome, I use a standalone electronic, Wittner MT-50 quartz metronome, very inexpensive, super easy to use, easy to bring with you. It was a bit too loud for me so I put a piece of tape over the sound hole. Works well!