SF-20 Suction Cup Tuner Pickup Review

Does not stay attached

Like the previous reviewer I tried in vain to get this to stick to any surface. I wanted it to attach to a celtic harp and my Peterson Tuner (which I love) I will try to improvise something but don't purchase this if you want it to stay on for more that 15 seconds (my personal best!) All that being said I love Sweetwater:)

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Suction cup doesn't work well.

I'm afraid that this item was a disappointment. I play hammered dulcimer, harp, psaltery, mountain dulcimer and autoharp, none of which have much of anyplace to clip on a transducer but are full of extensive flat areas which would seem perfect for pressing on a suction cup. Unfortunately the suction cup wouldn't stick to any part of the hammered dulcimer, or the harp, or the psaltery,… read more or two of my three mountain dulcimers. It attached fine to the autoharp and stuck to the bottom of the one mountain dulcimer for about a minute and then fell off. Of course I made sure everything was clean before trying it but it was still a no go. You could always I suppose tape the transducer down but that seems silly; better off getting something that will actually work out of the box without having to futz around with it. If it attaches, as to the autoharp, it functions beautifully, sending a fine clean signal to my tuner but from my experience it appears more likely than not that it will fail to work on many or most instruments. Before purchasing this item I would recommend that you find a suction cup somewhere (maybe from a holiday decoration or a child's dart gun or whatever), and make certain it will hold on to the instrument you need it for. If you're lucky and it sticks properly it's an excellent tool and you'll be fine with it. In summary this product is a great idea but with limited practical use.

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