I got this for my grandson, and apparently it goes out of tune very fast. Any solutions?
1939484
Not really. You just have to keep re-tuning. This is normal when you have new strings or in our case when you have a toddler fiddling with it constantly
1939485
Elizabeth, it takes awhile for the strings to stop stretching, then it should stay in tune longer. You might have to give it a month, I'm afraid. That's what I ran into.
1939486
Short of changing the tuners or tweaking it in tune now And then I don't know the one I bought I played was fine I sent it to my grate nice . Lew
1939487
We changed the strings on the guitar and it functions better now & stays in tune longer.
1676487
Laurie, I never opened the one I ordered yet as my grandson is 8 months old now. I plan on opening it for Christmas. All I would do is contact the company you ordered it from to see what they say about it and if they would replace it.. If it is the same with mine I'd just have my grandson's Dad roar his motorcycle and record it on a cassette and play it when ever needed. One solution I'd use. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Dorothy
1486190
Mine doesn't sound so great either--I doubt any of them are tuned perfectly, so I wouldn't exchange, and I wouldn't know how to tune it. But my daughter still loves to play with it, and I figure that's good enough.
1648597
My grandson's music teacher tunes it for him. But you should check with any music store. Someone would be able help.
1959634
It's actually funny...I don't really know. I never did figure it out. When my son turned 4 months am started banging the toy he changed the tune. I tried banging it myself, nothing but the same music came on. I hand the toy back and he bangs it and the music changed. I'd ask him but he doesn't talk yet...Sorry I'm no help. My sons keeping it a secret. He's 1 now, hopefully someone else can help.
849977
Can't say for sure how long the 2 different songs play but it is just seconds. When it's being driven you can't hear them anyway! Not sure if yours is defective. Our grandson loves it and he was 2 1/2 when we gave it to him and he is now just over 4!
134122
Hmmm...usual options first. Make sure needle isn't damaged, player is on flat surface, records are clean, etc. I honestly haven't had any issues with mine and I use it at least once a day. And it sits on a djembe drum! Worst case scenario you may have to trade it in for a new one.
1606306
The issue might be with your cables or even your instrument. Try using a different (better) cable.
211888
while it is not normal for your new instrument to get out of tune every hour, it is possible that the way you store it may be the reason it goes out of tune. any light tap on the tuning knobs can make the instrument go out of tune. You may also want to review the technique you use to strum, too vigorous and it goes out of tune.
1714774
I'm not sure and we don't even use this anymore. My grandson couldn't get it to work right.
2149225
It's been a while but I'm pretty sure it has different times but will shut off after a max time. And the others are right. My granddaughter loved it. Hers had a volume switch that cut out when trying to turn it down. I sent another and let them know. I don't if others have had the same problem. Doesn't it say how long it will play?
1092996
Hi! Same thing happened to me. We got the swing in 2008 as well. We had the same AC adapter and the music still won't work. I called Fisher Price for troubleshooting; nothing worked for me, but you could try pressing the reset button. I did that and unfortunately it did not work for me.
1812561
It must be broken and you should return it and ask for a new one. I know the two I bought for my grandchildren worked very well. Good luck!
1560873
If I can hear this mentronome over my old piano, I would think your grandson could hear it. His ears are way younger than mine.
1298334
The same thing happened to us! Fisher-Price is sending us a new pedal, however, I'm not hopeful this will solve the problem. My husband is a quality engineer and after a careful examination it appears to be a design flaw that allows the threads to strip very easily. We are also on the list to receive a new one when they arrive at our local Wal-Mart..in March! We're hoping the newly manufactured Smart Cycles have been corrected. Good luck!
2129910
I bought some extra tension strings to tune it E-A-D-G-B-e. It didnt work well. It would match the intonation but sounded sloppy. So I re-tuned it A-D-G-C-E-a.
1382686
I'd return it for a new one. My 8 year old grandson has been using his since December, with no problems at all.