i got it! but i got some questions...

I got a mandolin for christmas!! im so happy !!! i love it, its a carlo robelli, its acoustic/electric. the only problems is that when i got it, the person who strung it did the worst job. it looked like they just threw strings on it and didnt care at all haha. but i get a free garentee or something where i can take it in and they restring it and clean it for me so thats good. and the other problem is that i cant tune it. i have a tuner for mandolins, but its one of those by ear things, and the noise it makes sounds nothing like the strings. and its really annoying. does anyone know of a tuner that is like a guitar tuner with the needle ya know and the lights where it turns green if its in tune and red if its flat/sharp type thing? cuz that would help a lot. ~peace~

 

http://www.mandolincafe.com/

 

a mandolin is tuned G D A E. a guitar is tuned E A D G B E.
if i remember correctly, i think the D's are the same.
mandolincafe will help you alot, but if ya need some more help, let me know.

 

Well if you mean will it work to tune the mando even if its a "guitar" tuner yes a guitar tuner will work, just tune it to the proper mando notes