About Tempo Mobile
Never let your musical instrument or equipment out of your sight!
Tempo Mobile’s interactive touch-based mapping system lets you:
• See your instrument's real-time location and location history
• Track your instrument with your Tempo AnyCase™ GPS Tracking Device or your Prodigy™ Violin Case in real time
• Receive Motion Alerts by text message and email if anyone moves your instrument or tries to open your case without your knowledge
• Track your instrument's location on demand or tell your device to report its location automatically every five minutes
• Change tracking modes and Motion Alert settings remotely from anywhere in the world using your phone or tablet
• Zoom to street level to see your instrument's location to within a few feet using satellite-based maps
• Monitor speed, battery level, GPS and cellular signal strength, direction, alert statuses and more
• See important safety and security notifications, such as Geofence boundary crossing alerts, high temperature alerts, AutoSafe Shutoff Mode Activation alerts, and more
• Adjust your personal settings and more!
Tempo Mobile™ works with:
• The Tempo AnyCase™ GPS Tracking Device, which mounts inside any musical instrument case or gear case.
• The Prodigy™ Violin Case, with integrated GPS tracking technology and an automatic, electronic internal climate control system.
“Violin thefts are becoming more common as people realize their value. Years ago thieves would leave violins behind, but now they actually target them.” - Robin Hamilton of JP Guivier, one of England’s oldest violin dealers, commenting on the theft of a $215,000 Gagliano violin during a home robbery
"I had my guitar in the tour bus because this is… home. I thought somebody might have picked it up and put it in the back lounge (inside the theatre). In 25-plus years, I've never had anything stolen.” - Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) after his Pelham Blue Bullseye Gibson LP custom guitar was stolen from his tour bus in Chicago and sold to a pawn shop for $50
“I can no longer complete our European tour with the orchestra. The cello is my life and my livelihood. This has had a great impact on my life.” “My violin is everything to me. It is almost impossible to replace.” - Members of the Europe Orchestral Ensemble after their instruments and bows were stolen from a performance venue by a homeless drug addict and sold for $90
“Hello all, this is Lee from Sonic Youth here, we have had a f***ed up situation come down on us over this last night -- a brand new Ryder truck parked at a Ramada Inn in Orange County with ALL OF OUR GEAR IN IT was STOLEN! All of our guitars, tools, amplifiers, drums, synth -- EVERYTHING. We are f***ed, both for the show tonight… here in Orange Co., and for shows upcoming this week in Austin and Santa Fe.” - Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth
“I was trying to be courteous to the other passengers by not taking up too much room as it was a packed train and I had a suitcase. That’s why it was in the overhead rack. When I saw the CCTV footage of it being stolen it just made me feel sick.” - Violinist Catrin Win Morgan after her $40,000 violin was stolen from a train
“That was my main goal, getting that guitar back … It’s priceless.” - Detective Darrell Betts after Bob Seger’s guitar was stolen from Seger's house by a family friend
“I have heard stories about other violinists losing their violins, but never believed such things could happen.” - Violinist Gidon Kremer after leaving his $3,000,000 Guarneri del Gesu violin on a train in Baltimore
“I’m a violin major so I really hope that the person that took it can give it back to me so I can continue my studies because right now, I can’t do anything.” - Conservatory student Muchen Hsieh after leaving her $172,000 violin on a bus in Philadelphia
“I made a stupid mistake and I just left without it.” - Yo Yo Ma after leaving his $4,000,000 Stradivarius in a New York City taxi
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