User Recommended Mandolin Tuners
![The Peterson StroboClip HD™ (SC-HD) has the same tenth-of-a-cent accuracy as all Peterson Strobe Tuners. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/stroboClipHDC_800x800.jpg)
StroboClip HDC
$79.99
![For over 75 years, Peterson has been trusted by some of the biggest names on stage and in the studio as the standard in tuning precision. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/stompMini_Store_800x800.jpg)
StroboStomp Mini
$119.99
![Featuring the largest tuning display Peterson Tuners has ever incorporated into one of their pedal tuners, the StroboStomp HD boasts a high-definition, LCD screen that incorporates a variable color LED backlight. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/StompLE_OLS_800x800.jpg)
StroboStomp LE
$169.99
![The StroboPLUS HDC encompasses decades of tuning authority and technology to deliver the ultimate strobe tuner/metronome combo!
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StroboPLUS HDC
$179.99
![Featuring the largest tuning display Peterson Tuners has ever incorporated into one of their pedal tuners, the StroboStomp HD boasts a high-definition, LCD screen that incorporates a variable color LED backlight. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/Stomp_HD_800x800_2.jpg)
StroboStomp HD
$149.00
![The Peterson StroboClip HD™ (SC-HD) has the same tenth-of-a-cent accuracy as all Peterson Strobe Tuners. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/StroboClipHD_Hero_800x800.jpg)
StroboClip HD
$59.99
![The Peterson StroboPlus HD (SP-1) is THE premier desktop digital tuner on the market! Equally as comfortable on a tech’s workbench as it is in a player’s guitar case, this tuner, with all of its features, is no exception to Peterson’s reputation for being THE most accurate in the industry — don’t let its demure palm size fool you! Players of both acoustic and electric instruments can rest assured— a built-in electret condenser microphone and ¼” input jack provide excellent connectivity. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/800_hd.jpg)
StroboPLUS HD
$149.99
![iStroboSoft™ offers the unmatched accuracy of a mechanical strobe tuner for the highest degree of precision available in a software tuning application. | Peterson Strobe Tuners](/imageServ/bank/iPhone_6_Plus_portrait-landscape_perspective2.jpg)
iStroboSoft (iOS)
$9.99
Strobe Tuning a Mandolin
Plucking an individual string tends to cause the second string in the pair to sound as well, which can result in an inconsistent display. To avoid this, a picking technique called the “rest stroke” is used. Using a pick or a plectrum, brush the first string of a pair and allow the pick to come to rest against a second string, therefore sounding the first string and silencing the other. Always remember to tune up to pitch and not down. This prevents the string from retaining tension in the nut to tuning peg and bridge to tailpiece areas.
Mandolin tuning is notoriously challenging, but with an accurate Peterson Strobe Tuner in your gig bag or instrument case, keeping your strings in check is a lot easier. Sam Bush, Ricky Skaggs and other mandolin greats are avid Peterson users, so you’ll be in good company!