The Guitar Lover» Gibson Guitars http://www.theguitarlover.com a site about acoustic and electric guitars & guitarists (guitar players) Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:41:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Gibson guitar has self-tuning technology http://www.theguitarlover.com/2012/02/gibson-guitar-has-self-tuning-technology/ http://www.theguitarlover.com/2012/02/gibson-guitar-has-self-tuning-technology/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:56:40 +0000 admin http://www.theguitarlover.com/?p=41 TOKYO — Musicians of the world are getting a new kind of artistic freedom with technology that eliminates the challenging chore of tuning.

Robotics technology developed by German company Tronical Gmbh in partnership with Gibson Guitar Corp. enables Gibson’s newest Les Paul model to tune itself in about two seconds.

For users who purchase the add-on technology, the guitar recognizes pitch. Then, its processor directs motors on its six tuning pegs to tighten or loosen the strings accordingly. Tronical has offered its “Powertune System” online and through retailers in Germany since March, according to the company’s Web site.

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