Luthier setup

Keep setup tuning context clear from intake to customer handoff.

A repair or setup workflow often starts with a simple question: what tuning does the player actually use? TuneLT helps preserve that target so checks, adjustments, and handoffs stay aligned.

Intake and baseline checks

When a customer brings a guitar, bass, ukulele, or bowed string instrument, the repair bench can save the actual target tuning before work begins. This matters when the player uses lowered strings, open tuning, or a song-specific setup.

  • Customer tuning preset
  • Instrument family target notes
  • Reference pitch setting

Setup and adjustment context

TuneLT is not a measurement tool for every repair operation, but it keeps the musical target visible while the instrument is checked. That helps the bench avoid switching back to standard tuning when the customer plays in a different setup.

  • Alternate-tuning awareness
  • Low-string bass targets
  • Bowed-string target sets

Customer handoff

After setup, the shop can share the tuning preset back to the player through a QR code, file, or app link. The customer leaves with the same target notes used during the final check.

  • QR handoff
  • .tunelt file
  • Import on the customer device

At the shop

Repair shop notes, intake forms, counter QR cards, and pickup emails can all carry the same tuning preset. That keeps the customer’s real setup attached to the instrument instead of leaving it as a vague note.

For repair benches that ask how the instrument is really played

Luthiers, repair shops, instrument techs, and players with non-standard setups often start with the same question: what tuning is this instrument actually going to live in? TuneLT keeps that answer visible and easy to hand back.

  • Luthiers and repair benches
  • Guitar and bass techs
  • Ukulele and string setup shops
  • Players using alternate tunings

At intake

Ask the customer what tuning they actually use, then save a preset that reflects it. This matters for lowered strings, open tunings, heavier gauges, extended-range basses, and players who rarely stay in standard tuning.

  • Ask for real playing tuning
  • Save customer preset
  • Attach it to the job note
  • Use it during final check

At the counter

A small counter card can say: "Save the tuning you want this setup checked against." That is easier to understand than a long explanation, and the same link can be reused in pickup emails.

  • Counter QR card
  • Repair intake form
  • Pickup email
  • Setup care note

When the instrument is picked up

After the setup, the shop can share the preset back to the customer. The customer leaves with the same target notes used during the final check, which also helps if the instrument comes back later.

  • QR handoff
  • Preset file attached to email
  • Same target notes for future visits

What TuneLT is not

TuneLT does not measure action height, neck relief, intonation accuracy, or repair quality. Its job here is narrower: keep the tuning context clear while the shop uses its normal tools.

  • No repair measurement claims
  • Clear tuning-context role
  • Useful alongside shop tools

FAQ

Questions answered

Is TuneLT a full repair measurement system?

No. TuneLT is a tuning and preset workflow. It helps keep musical target notes clear, while repair measurements and adjustments still depend on the shop workflow and tools.

Can customers import the tuning after setup?

Yes. Presets can be shared through portable payloads such as files, QR codes, JSON, or app links.

How should a repair shop use TuneLT at intake?

Ask the customer for the tuning they actually play, create or import that preset, and use it as part of the job context during the final check.

Can this reduce customer confusion after pickup?

It can help because the customer receives the same target notes used during handoff instead of a vague verbal description.

Does TuneLT replace professional setup tools?

No. It complements them by keeping target notes clear and shareable; physical measurements and repair judgment remain shop work.

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