business cards

[Clyde Hollinger]

One of those pieces of equipment showed twelve strobe wheels all at once, one
for each half-step.  I was thinking that was the Conn Strobotuner, but I'm
probably wrong.  Anyone know the name of the thing I'm referring to?

Clyde

Carol Beigel wrote:

> I learned to tune with one of those gadgets!  It was a small, squarish brown
> box.  The next generation of these gadgets was a taller model called the
> Conn STrobotuner that was rectangular in shape, but had one big circular
> display.  I think the little red dots went round a 3 inch circle.  Then
> after that I switched to the newfangled Sight O Tuner, then the Accutuner,
> then Cyber Tuner!  Yeah, I guess I've always used a machine to tune, but
> then again I 've always used a machine to do my laundry - starting with a
> ringer washing machine!
>
> Carol Beigel
>
> >From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >Subject: business cards
> >Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:33:03 -0500
> >
> >I ran into a couple of interesting business cards this past week.
> >
> >
> >PIANO TUNING
> >
> >With the Electronic
> >STROBOCONN
> >
> >TUNES EVERY NOTE PERFECT
> >ALL WORK GUARANTEED
> >
> >This is followed by the name of the music company he apparently worked for,
> >and his name, address, etc. The tuning date was June-6-58. I had no idea
> >whatsoever that there was such a thing as a STROBOCONN when I was ten. <G>
> >
> >Ron N
>
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