D'Addario NS Micro Sound Hole Tuner for Acoustic Guitars - PW-CT-15

Visit the DAddario Store for the Best Guitar Tuners. The DAddario NS Micro Sound Hole Tuner (PW-CT-15) is a great choice for easy-to-read, overall satisfaction, battery life, type, and value for money. It is equipped with a non-marring plastic mounting clip that provides fast and accurate chromatic tuning. It is ideal for guitars, ukuleles, and other acoustic instruments. The multi-color display is perfectly suited for any lighting situation.

Key Features:

Visit the Daddario Store to pick up the NS Micro Sound Hole Tuner - PWCT-15 for your acoustic guitar. This fast and accurate tuner is designed with a non-marring sound hole clip that won't damage your instrument. Get the perfect sound with this reliable and responsive tuner.
90
B2B Rating
158 reviews

Review rating details

Easy to read
98
Easy to use
96
Overall satisfaction
94
Customer support
82
Accuracy
88
Build quality
86
Value for money
89
Durability
86
Design
87
Battery life and type
88

Pros and Cons

Pros
  • Equipped with a non-marring plastic mounting clip the tuner provides fast and accurate chromatic tuning
  • Ideal for guitars, ukuleles, and other acoustic instruments
  • Multi-color display perfectly suited for any lighting situation
Cons
  • Clip may not be sturdy enough

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Comments

Forest: Tuner works fine but the plastic tab that holds the tuner in the sound hole is flimsy.
The tuner fell off into the sound hole and the plastic tab broke off. The concept is good.
The tuner could be made a little more sturdy. The spring that works with the tab also looses tension
after a while. These are weak points on another wise good tuner. Like D' Adario products, this a problem

they should address. Update.
D'Addario replaced with a new tuner. The tuner works great.
Satisfied.

United States on Nov 27, 2023

Mario Ruiz Magana: El mejor afinador que he probado no se ve y muy fácil de usar . La luz es a colores

Mexico on Nov 08, 2023

5gary: It appears to me to do a good job at tuning. It sits in the soundhole so i keep it there continuously which is very convenient. I have them on 5 guitars so i do like them. There's a couple things I don't like, however. One is they tend to fall into the soundhole when strumming often. To avoid that I place them more to the side which makes the screen a bit hard to see. Second thing is they're not bright enough.

United States on Nov 01, 2023

Alx74: Ottimo prodotto, leggero, compatto e preciso. E sempre a portata di mano in un attimo.
Lo consiglio.

Italy on Nov 01, 2023

J Hartt: Discrete, doesn’t have much effect on sound. Tuning is accurate and easy to read and make tuning adjustments. The only negative is that it takes just a little bit too much time to turn off…!

United Kingdom on Oct 28, 2023

Remygton: Surtout très pratique et à demeure dans la rosace.

France on Oct 22, 2023

Rob: Works exactly as stated. Love the micro size for the soundhole. Easy to use & accurate. Love it..

Canada on Apr 01, 2022

Michael R. Stanger: There are a lot of very good digital guitar tuners now, but I always thought most of them made a fine looking guitar really ugly when the tuners were clamped on the peghead.

This one slips into the sound hole, and is visible from just underneath the sound hole's lip. Its ver easy to see when playing the guitar, and so unobtrusive an onlooker wouldn't even notice it at all.

The little control buttons have to be pushed with the thumb, but they're easy to find and easy to work. The device sets snugly on some small silicone pads that protect the finish, and requires a practice try to learn how to put it on and take it off, but once you learn it, it's easy. An it's very secure when installed.

Another nice touch is the battery can be removed and replaced easily while the tuner is installed. The manufacturer recommends removing it when a guitar will be stored for a long time, but can stay put under normal use.

I really like it. The tuning is fast and accurate with no jitters. The display is always shaded by the placement, so it's always brightly seen, and it keeps my old guitar looking as elegant and handsome as ever. I'll probably buy a...

United States on Feb 22, 2022

Rudy: The D'Addario PW-CT-15 tuner is barely noticeable on my guitar, so I leave it installed for immediate use any time. It works great, because it's easy to read from the player's position and is more accurate than a headstock tuner. My guitar sounds better than ever when I use this tuner.

I'm glad I wasn't scared away by the negative reviews posted by some users. Here is my take on the issues they raised:

(1) Guitars come in all shapes and sizes. This will fit most, but not all. Before buying the tuner, make sure that the clip will fit on the wood around your sound hole. For example, it might be too snug if you have an extra layer of reinforcing wood around the underside of your sound hole or a thick pick guard very close to the hole. A flat area up to 6/16" from the edge of the hole and up to 2/16" thick should be fine. Some reviewers reported that the clip was too loose for them, but the current model has a metal spring that should hold the tuner in place on thinner tops.

(2) Guitars also have different bracing patterns. Make sure yours has room for the tuner between the hole and the bracing. You need space for the shape of a triangle with the...

United States on Oct 02, 2020

PF Bobby: First of all, these are the most accurate tuners I've ever owned. You CLEARLY know when you're in exact tune. Most inexpensive tuners go into the green in-tune mode well above and/or below the proper pitch.

If you're thinking of one of these for a ukulele, be aware than even though this thing is small, it may not fit into some ukulele sound holes. If the body of the uke is made of thin material, when you press to turn the tuner on, it may rotate and drop down into the body. It clamps to the inside of the sound hole, and as with all spring clamps, the thicker the material being clamped, the better the clamp works. A thin plastic uke (and plastic ukes have come a long way, so I'm not cutting them here :-) will probably not hold the tuner properly. Also, if the sound hole is very small or oddly shaped, this really small tuner will not fit through the sound hole. It definitely did not fit a Mahalo smiley face uke :-)

The tuner clips onto the edge of the sound hole where you can see the readout by looking down into the sound hole (with the instrument in playing position). You turn it on by pressing one side of the tuner (the other side allows you to...

United States on Jul 21, 2020

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