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New Gadget Strikes a Chord

Tuning electric guitar becomes hands-off job

By Kate Rockwood, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2008 12:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – One less thing is standing between you and a perfect jam session: tuning your electric guitar. A newly launched battery-powered compact device that mounts on the instrument's body is accurate to within 2% of a note, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "It's just a dream,... Read full story »

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