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Jim Newberry


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Seattle, Upper Left America
Post  Posted 6 May 2018 2:28 pm    
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The NS Micro violin tuner sits very nicely on the guitar with its cam-type closing mechanism. I love my Peterson clip on, but the jaws aren’t wide enough to bite the Clinesmith. So, for those of us who need a little help dialing in... this is very inexpensive and not too intrusive. We fiddlers use them all the time.

http://www.daddario.com/pwProductDetail.Page?ActiveID=4115&productid=816&productname=NS_Micro_Violin_Tuner&sid=854d971d-ac19-49a7-848c-9bebbed4c892





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L. Bogue Sandberg

 

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Chassell, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 8 May 2018 8:24 pm    
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This is very helpful. I just strung up a new homemade 10 string with a similar peg head and had to use a plug-in tuner. Since I'll be playing it on my lap or standing dobro style, a clip-on is much handier.
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Cartwright Thompson


Post  Posted 27 Nov 2018 5:30 am    
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It’s pricey but the Peterson Stroboclip is a great tuner. On my cast aluminum I just clip it to the volume knob And it works perfectly. On my frypan it fits nicely on the headstock. It also has a couple of built-in sweeteners that are great.


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Brooks Montgomery


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Idaho, USA
Post  Posted 27 Nov 2018 7:13 am    
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On my cast Clinesmith, I attach it like this and find it is less likely to fall or get knocked off.
I gotta tell you though, I've been using the Peterson phone app and it was fine for awhile but started acting up. I broke down and bought the Peterson Strobo Plus HD. I REALLY like it a lot. It is like having the perfect wrench for the nut instead of a pair of pliers.
But the clip on is sure nice for quick on the fly tuning.
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Brooks Montgomery


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Idaho, USA
Post  Posted 27 Nov 2018 7:33 am    
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....and speaking of tuning, how many of you tune those Clinesmith's to A6? I've been messing around with making the 8th string b7 instead of a 6th note and it really opens up some stuff that I do with the guys that I sit in with. I guess, at least in theory, it is what Junior Brown does. Fat to skinny: G-A-C#-E-F#-A-C#-E
Sorry for the topic drift.....but it is tuning related Rolling Eyes
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Cartwright Thompson


Post  Posted 27 Nov 2018 8:44 am    
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junior does it in C but you’re right, same difference. I like the same as Junior’s but with the third on top and a low C, aka Jules Ah Se’s C13.
I find that with tuners you get what you pay for. The cheapies drift around too much for me. Petersons lock on quickly and are very accurate.
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Jesse Pearson

 

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San Diego , CA
Post  Posted 27 Nov 2018 9:32 am    
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Just thought I'd mention Peterson Tuner's are having a 20% off sale with free shipping for a few days more. I ordered a "StroboPlus HD" tuner last night and saved almost $30.00.

https://www.petersontuners.com/myinstrument/pedalSteel

My other clip on tuners were not on the same page with each other I noticed and I wanted something I could program my preferred offset tunings as my own presets. Also, I do guitar and bass refrets and setup's and this tuner should help with that as well.
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Jim Newberry


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Seattle, Upper Left America
Post  Posted 27 Nov 2018 4:29 pm    
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I use the newer Peterson Clip on both my Clinesmith Joaquin (the new slightly bigger jaws fit) and my frypan now. That's such a great tuner...
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"

-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps
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