An NMR probe which has a multi-element switching mechanism. The NMR probe
has a rotary tuner block, a contact unit, a rotationally driving unit for
rotating the rotary tuner block. The rotary tuner block has an NMR probe
body, a rotary body, and plural pairs of tuning elements disposed on the
surface of the rotary body. This rotary body is rotatably held in the NMR
probe body and made of a nonmagnetic material. A sample coil is mounted
in the NMR probe body. The contact unit selectively brings the pairs of
tuning elements into contact with both ends of the sample coil or with
lead wires brought out from both ends of the sample coil. The pairs of
tuning elements are selectively connected with the sample coil by
rotation of the rotary tuner block.