It served well for both acoustic and electronic instruments. More recently, a recording client of mine used various pianos, harps, strings and reed instruments and she specified a Peterson strobe tuner for her project, so I went shopping and found that the models were changing rapidly, and I chose a VS-II model. Many of the recording studios where I've worked had one (or more), and many of the piano tuners I've known carried them as well. Our local guitar shops always had Peterson strobe tuners in place, so I got used to the displays and operation of them for setups and intonation. The less expensive StroboFlip is accurate enough for checking bridge position, etc.
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I've wanted one of the larger Autostrobe series for setting intonation, but I can't justify the price, since I don't do repairs and setups for a living. I use a Peterson StroboFlip tuner, when I can get away with something that large (for informal jams, I use a small clip-on tuner). There's only so much you can show with a LED ladder display. They're easy to read, as well as being very accurate internally.Ĭheap compact digital tuners are limited more by their displays than their internal accuracy.
That's why mechanical wheel-type strobes (and their later digital equivalents) have always been popular for pro-level adjustments. You can't make fine adjustments if the display isn't capable of showing fine distinctions in tone frequency. With this level of gear, it's really as much about the ergonomics of the display, as it is the internal accuracy in the circuit. I don't know about "most accurate," but the Autostrobe series is certainly accurate enough for checking and setting intonation.
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