Peterson Strobe Tuner       

Model 400

there is a little age-related patina on the metal hinges and snaps etc....

this might...just add a little vintage 'Mojo' to the tuner!...

This tuner is a little slice of history for all you vintage / cool collectors out there...

In 1967, Peterson’s first strobe tuner, the Model 400, was introduced...

variations of which would become the world standard for precision tuning for bands,

orchestras, stage musicians, and musical instrument manufacturers.

It was the first solid-state strobe tuner, did not require calibration,

and allowed musicians to select one-cent increments.

This was a major breakthrough for the strobe tuner

and helped pave the way for Peterson to become the leading tuner company in the world.

Considered one of the most accurate tuning devices, strobe tuners,

work differently to regular electronic tuners; they are basically stroboscopes.

These can be used to tune any instrument, including the initial "beating" of steel pan drums,

bagpipes, accordions, calliopes, bells, the pins in Music Boxes,

or any audio device much more accurately than regular LED, LCD, or needle display tuners.

The strobe tuner was a common sight on stage and in the recording studio during the 1970s and beyond.

Many will recall first seeing the mysterious flickering dials behind such luminaries as the Grateful Dead, The Who, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, et al.

Peterson tuners also took their place as a must-have in the road cases of their touring crews, which continues today!

This tuner is sought after by collectors and is pretty rare these days.

It’d be a great addition to the bench of your repair shop

or as a focal point in your musician’s man cave...