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Status: NEW OLD STOCK
You are looking at one of the
most interesting and unique guitar tuners I have ever seen: The String
Master Digital
Automatic Guitar Tuner. It is brand new New Old Stock and
dates from the early 90's.
This is an ORIGINAL String
Master as designed and manufactured
by Kraus Musical Innovations in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Here are some links to the original Canadian Patent Information. These PDF's will open in a NEW WINDOW...
Original Kraus String Master AutoTune Patent Abstract
Original Kraus String Master AutoTune Patent Drawings
It raises and lowers the pitch
of the string automatically as it homes in on the correct note value.
Some musicians have called this a unique marriage between a guitar
tuner and an electric screw driver. For electric guitars, you plug
your instrument into the jack at the bottom of the tuner. Then
you turn the volume and tone controls to maximum. Press the ON
SEL button. Place the tuner's peg adjuster on the desired string button.
Pluck the string, once about every three seconds or so and the String
Master will
automatically tune the string to pitch. As with most guitar tuners,
your starting pitch should be within about 100 cents or about half
a fret of the desired note for the tuner to be effective. There is
also a manual mode where the musician selects the string to be tuned. The String
Master does
the rest.
For acoustic guitars, you must
supply a pickup of some sort, even an inexpensive stick-on type... then tune as out lined
above. This tuner will not tune basses, if, for no other reason,
the peg winder is sized for guitar tuning buttons only.
This unit is very well built tuner.
Excellent fit and finish. High quality molded plastic case. Ergonomically
designed body. Well laid out controls. Comfortable feel and easy to use.
AND North American made.
This unit is, as mentioned, brand
new and still with the original box and includes the original owner's
manual...
Our Price: $100.00 USD
