Fretsmith
Matthew Read
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Version 12.90 · 27 Aug 2026 · 1 month ago
THE TUNER HAS BEEN REBUILT The pitch-detection engine has been rebuilt for accuracy, particularly on low strings. It holds within about a cent on a usable signal, and when it isn't sure it shows nothing rather than a number it can't stand behind. • A proper analog needle dial. The scale is drawn as an arc, so the needle actually points at the value it reads — including at the extremes, where a straight scale would lie. • Placement guidance in the tab. A phone microphone hears the octave above a low string more strongly than the string itself, so where you put the phone matters more than people expect. Near the 12th fret, not across the bench. • A cleaner display: the note, the verdict, and the needle. DATA CORRECTIONS • 13 tonewood hardness and density figures corrected against published reference data. Indian rosewood, laurel and ebony were the significant ones — Indian rosewood had been listed as harder than Brazilian, which is the wrong way round. • Every one of the 623 model spec sources now cites the manufacturer. FIXES • Prefilled customer-spec fields no longer truncate at an inch mark. • Instrument Profiles now read measurement ranges correctly. CLEARER ON SCREEN • Disclaimers consolidated into one wording — short where it is guidance, full where it carries weight. • More room for content: smaller header, less dead space above it. • The string tension explanation is broken into blocks you can actually scan. • Cross-links between tools that were isolated from each other. SMALLER • Dead code and unused fonts removed. The app is lighter, and so is every print job.
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FRETSMITH — THE LUTHIER'S BENCH REFERENCE Built by a working luthier who got tired of guessing. 623 guitar and bass models across 47 brands. Every spec verified against manufacturer documentation, model by model. Where a maker doesn't publish a number, Fretsmith says so instead of making one up. One-time purchase — less than a set of strings. No subscription, no account, no ads. It works offline, in a shop with concrete walls and no signal. WHAT'S INSIDE • Brand Specs — 47 brands, 623…
Top of Paid · Reference in United States. Fretsmith is #72 there. Changes are over 7 days.
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United States · Paid · Reference: best #72, latest #72, over 17 snapshots since 11 Oct. No snapshots on 12 Oct, on 13 Oct, on 14 Oct, on 16 Oct, on 17 Oct, and on 18 Oct; the line joins the snapshots on either side.
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