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Meisel introduces digital tuner/metronome combination. (Music Marketplace).


Meisel Stringed Instruments stringed instrument, any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibrating strings. Those whose strings are plucked with the finger or a plectrum include the balalaika, banjo, guitar, harp, lute, mandolin, zither, the sitar of India and Pakistan, the koto of , P.O. Box 90, Springfield, NJ 07081-0090; (800) 634-7356 or (800) 362-5020; Fax: (973) 379-5020; info@meiselmusic.com; www.meiselmusic.com. $39.95.

A combination digital tuner A digital tuner is a tuning device that allows a television or radio set to receive signals via airwaves, satellite, or cable and translates them into a signal the device can display.  and metronome metronome (mĕ`trənōm'), in music, originally pyramid-shaped clockwork mechanism to indicate the exact tempo in which a work is to be performed. It has a double pendulum whose pace can be altered by sliding the upper weight up or down. , Meisel's new IMT-202 is a compact, lightweight and affordable tool for teachers and students.

It combines accurate tuning over a broad range of notes with user-friendly metronome functions, making it a perfect two-in-one fit for lessons and practice sessions.

A digital chromatic/guitar tuner, the IMT-202 works with virtually any instrument and voice. The IMT-202 is a twelve-note even-tempered tuner that uses a quartz crystal A slice of quartz ground to a prescribed thickness that vibrates at a steady frequency when stimulated by electricity. The tiny crystal, about 1/20th by 1/5th of an inch, creates the computer's heartbeat. Without the quartz crystal, there would be no computers as we know them today! , it has a tolerance of +/- 0.5 cents and a calibration mode of 430-439 hz, allowing the pitch to be modified up or down in 1 hz steps.

Other features include a sensitive built-in microphone for acoustic tuning, line-in jack for electric instrument hook up, widescreen See wide screen.  LCD display and an automatic power-off feature.

The metronome features forty to 216 beats-per-minute tempo with forty settings, zero to seven accents per measure and five rhythms.

For more information contact Meisel.
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Date:Dec 1, 2002
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