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Designed specifically for acoustic guitar, ukulele and other acoustic instruments, the chromatic NS Micro Soundhole Tuner remains perfectly concealed within the instrument’s soundhole for discreet tuning. The non-marring universal mounting clip allows stress-free installation, while the highly sensitive piezo transducer senses vibrations directly from the soundboard for fast and accurate tuning response. The bright, multi-color display allows easy viewing in any environment. It’s so small, convenient and accurate, you’ll want a NS Micro soundhole tuner for every acoustic instrument you own.
D'Addario NS Micro Soundhole Tuner
D'Addario NS Micro Soundhole Tuner
D'Addario NS Micro Soundhole Tuner

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  • Non-marring chromatic soundhole tuner
  • Fast, accurate response
  • Multi-color display
  • A435 – 455 calibration range
  • For acoustic guitars, basses, ukuleles and other soundhole instruments

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4.55

22 Reviews

93%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Most Liked Positive Review

4

Surprisingly good

A very small tuner that is meant to be used with an acoustic flat top guitar. The bothersome thing about it is that the wafer battery is exposed; without a cover and held in by a spring clip on one side and two tiny extrusions on the opposite side. Would rather that D'Addario had placed it on the top side, against the underneath the top of the guitar. If the clip becomes compromised, it will be useless. It loves to fall into the body of your guitar, especially if you try to remove it or move it to another position. The display is VERY CLEAR and the green and red LED colors sharp-looking. When your string is tuned perfectly, it shows a single vertical line on either side of the middle position marker, and shows a second or third line on the right of the center when sharp and a second or third one on the left when the string is flat. When you deliberately turn your tuning key considerably lower or higher than the perfect pitch but it is still closer to the natural pitch than the flatted or sharp note, the tuner shows how far out you are in red color and indicates with as many as five vertical lines. This tells me NOT to try to play the string at that pitch, especially on stage or in front of a few friends because everyone would be able to tell that your guitar is way out of tune. Very useful. I used the Tronical tuning system along with the D'Addario and compared the two tuners: low E = slightly higher pitch than the D'Addario A = slightly lower pitch than the D'Addario D = perfect match with the D'Addario G = perfect match with the D'Addario B = slightly lower pitch than the D'Addario hi E = perfect match with the D'Addario To play with other guitars in tune with each other, the D'Addario Micro provides you with adjustments of 435 cents to 445 cents. I would be surprised if anyone would ever need a wider variation than this and I certainly wouldn't, but the system IS FLEXIBLE and GENEROUS in that regard. Overall, I'm happy with the D'Addario.

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Most Liked Negative Review

2

Great tuner... until it damaged the finish

Love the performance and visibility. I HATE how it damaged the nitrocellulose finish on the top of my Martin. I had this mounted and in use for ~5 weeks. Took it off to move it a bit and found that surface of the finish was no longer glossy and slightly rough where the small rubber pad of the tuner touches the finish of the guitar. Surface was pristinely clean before mounting it. Guitar stored in case using daddario's humidipak system. (Which is great). It's not visible if your not looking for it, but still. Based on my experience, I would strongly NOT recommend using this tuner on a nitrocellulose finished top (or at least not on Martin nitrocellulose, anyway)

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Best Uses
  1. Practicing6
  2. Concerts3
  3. Back-Up1
  4. I use it all the time.1
Cons
  1. Not Functional1
  2. Only con is it can be dropped into the guitar.1
  3. Damages nitrocellulose finish1
  4. Comes with no battery cover1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced10
  2. Professional Musician3
  3. Novice1
Pros
  1. Functional14
  2. Easy To Use13
  3. Good Quality10
  4. Improves Sound2

Reviewed by 22 customers

  • Convenient acoustic tuner

    4

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitteda year ago

    byRyan

    fromNEPA

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    This is a great little tuner that fits in the sound hole. It seems to be accurate and is barely noticeable on the guitar. The only negatives are that it can only be used on an acoustic (which I was aware of before buying) and slightly loose on the soundboard on my guitar. You could probably bend the metal clip to tighten the grip, but then it may not work as it needs vibration to sense the frequency.

  • I love these little tuners!

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byBob

    fromOakton, VA

    I love these sound hole tuners. They're small and unobtrusive, super convenient and they work well. I do notice that they often have a little trouble picking up on the low E string so you have to spend a bit longer there than on the others, but you do get there. I have one in all 3 of my guitars.

  • Convenient place for a tuner

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byRichard

    fromNorth Carolina

    This is the third one I've bought. They do the job and are much less conspicuous than a headstock clipon.

  • turner

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byJerry

    fromWV

    Love this, so much easier to use than the regular turners

  • Great little device!

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byJohn R.

    fromErie, PA

    Great little tuner that works great! Inexpensive and stays well hidden on the guitar!

  • Great tuner... until it damaged the finish

    2

    submitted5 years ago

    byBrad

    fromBarrington, IL

    Love the performance and visibility. I HATE how it damaged the nitrocellulose finish on the top of my Martin. I had this mounted and in use for ~5 weeks. Took it off to move it a bit and found that surface of the finish was no longer glossy and slightly rough where the small rubber pad of the tuner touches the finish of the guitar. Surface was pristinely clean before mounting it. Guitar stored in case using daddario's humidipak system. (Which is great). It's not visible if your not looking for it, but still. Based on my experience, I would strongly NOT recommend using this tuner on a nitrocellulose finished top (or at least not on Martin nitrocellulose, anyway)

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  • submitted5 years ago

    asked bySteve

    fromCanyon Lake, TX

    What type of battery does the micro soundhole tuner use?

    What type of battery does the micro soundhole tuner use?

    Open Reply - Beau
    This tuner uses a CR2032 battery.