It is in a black tolex (I think that's the generic name for the stuff guitar amps and such are covered with isn't it.a textured black plastic-ish coating anyway which is quite durable) box, measuring about 9" x 11" x 5". I don't know offhand exactly how old this specific machine is (if I called Peterson in the morning I'd bet somebody would be able to tell me?) but its probably on the sorta 'early production' end of things. It was manufactured by PETERSON ELECTRO-MUSICAL PRODUCTS (then) of Worth, IL, a firm which is very much still in business to this day. The various knobs and controls allow adjustments of which note is being tuned as well as general "pitch" adjustments of the entire machine. An important thing to note is that Peterson Strobe Tuners have ultra high definition displays, so not only are they highly accurate in detecting a note but they have the ability to display that accuracy. The sorta triangular window on its front is illuminated from behind and shows what is in fact a 'spinning disc'.the marks seen on it are calibrated and turn into little 'bars' which appear to be rotating slightly sideways (one way or the other) to indicate whether the note being tuned is "sharp" or "flat" until the note is "in tune", when the 'bar' quits moving. Yes, the accuracy is within 0.1 cents (1/1000 of one semitone) as with all Peterson Strobe Tuners. In operation, the ASTATIC microphone (shown clipped inside of the removable lid to the tuner along with its power cord) is plugged into the front of it, which would then 'hear' the pitch of the musical note being tuned. Peterson Strobe Tuner Model 400 Plus Astatic Model 151- Case- Power Cord You are invited to bid on a Lot Vintage Peterson Strobe Tuner Model 400. Also key to the ultimate success of these machines, they were the first "solid-state" strobe tuners.thus inherently more portable/durable/stable than any other such device of the time. The Peterson VSS-C StroboStomp Classic Tuner is the most fully-featured pedal tuner made by anyone to date. It was the first solid-state strobe tuner on the market, and did not require calibration. Introduced to the professional music public in 1967, the PETERSON model 400 STROBE TUNER (and its derivative models in immediately following years) quickly became an "industry standard" tuning device widely used throughout the entire music industry - literally everything+ from 'in people's living rooms to tune the piano' to 'the high school bandroom' to 'onstage with Jimi Hendrix/Bruce Springsteen/Pink Floyd/many, many others'. In 1967, Peterson introduced its first, the Model 400.
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