Small Electronic Tuner

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 3 Feb 2005 9:15 am

I'm looking for the smallest electronic tuner I can find (for visually tuning around other musicians and background noise). It must be accurate. I'll use it for tuning my 8-string instruments.

My Korg is accurate; but it's too big.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Rick

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 3 Feb 2005 9:38 am

Korg CA-30, fits in my shirt pocket.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/src=00633/search/detail/base_pid/210527

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 3 Feb 2005 11:58 am

Ken's right, I've got 4 or 5 of those CA-30's laying around the house, in guitar cases, wherever. If you lose one, break one, you're out 15 bucks---what's not to like???
The reason I sold my rack tuner!

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 3 Feb 2005 1:16 pm

Exactly my thinking. I've got two. In fact, I lost one and was glad I had the backup but wouldn't you know it, it came back to me the next week. Why doesn't that happen with expensive crap when I lose it?
CA-30 pros: size, price, accuracy, read-out is LCD simulated VU type gauge.
CA-30 cons: not lighted--tough to read in low light, read-out is kinda twitchy--responds almost too well to false overtones and overly hot signals.

Bottom line--I'd love a Peterson, I'd even dig a TU-12 but I lose & damage small things and the CA does the job well enough so I'll just let things be for now.
[This message was edited by Jon Light on 03 February 2005 at 01:18 PM.]

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 3 Feb 2005 1:46 pm

Those little Seikos are real nice for steel. Real small, flat, and they give accurate numerical readings in cents sharp or flat of tempered. I think Scotty's has them.

Brad Sarno