D'Addario Introduces NS Micro Tuner

[Dr H]

I'll wait for the Nano.

How long before we see an instrument with the tuner built right into the headstock, or into the onboard preamp?

I've had a guitar with a tuner built in to the preamp for about 5 years. Don't see any reason why it couldn't be done with an electrified mandolin.

[Dr H]

Last night I tuned a friend's guitar with my mini by touching the neck of my mandolin to the neck of the guitar.

This sort of thing could touch off a whole new competition for the Guinness Book of World Records.

[Bill Baldridge]

This sort of thing could touch off a whole new competition for the Guinness Book of World Records.

Maybe I am the world record holder as of a couple of days ago.

Elderly's put a Micro in the mail today. I will report and compare when it arrives.

[Bill Baldridge]

I just opened the box from Elderly's that brought my new NS Micro Tuner. My first impression is that it tunes more quickly than my mini. (I think it will take more testing to confirm this.) I like the three color readout: red--out of tune, yellow--near tune, green--in tune. I like the metronome more than I thought that I would. It sits right behind the nut so is in my line of vision. I like that you can change the screen orientation so it can be used above or below the headstock. The ratchet that clips the tuner onto the headstock works more smoothly that the mini, is a bit slimmer, and does not have a piece protruding at a 90% angle like the mini does. The case for the screen is approximately 1/4 inch smaller from top to bottom than the mini. It is slightly smaller across, but only by 1/8 inch. $15.00

[bratsche]

As far as cost, whatever works for folks. $32? I spent a heck of a lot more than that on dinner with my wife last night.

This, of course, is relative to your hourly wage and bank account.

Or lack thereof. $32 is about my personal weekly food expenditure these days.

bratsche

[greg_tsam]

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...uner-My-Review

I wrote a review about the micro. Sadly, it didn't work for me.