ETD's

[Otto Keyes]

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I sent this privately to Dave, but with all the discussion here, thought =
I'd throw it out for general consumption. =20

Having used all but the Verituner, I can say that I find that the SAT =
(all three), RCT and Tunelab, all do a great job.  I would give serious =
consideration to Tunelab Pocket.  In addition to an older SAT, I have =
both TLPocket & Pocket RCT.  Both PPC devices are good, though RCT has =
more bells & whistles.  However, TLPocket has both a phase and a =
spectrum display.  The spectrum display is particularly good for pitch =
raises w/out mutes, thereby speeding up the process, since you can watch =
the pitch of the individual strings move.  May not seem like much, but =
it really is handy, particularly with poorly scaled & noisy strings.  It =
is also about half the price of RCT, and is very easy to use.  There are =
instances where a jump over to the RCT platform when I don't find the =
results I want.  An additional benefit with the pocket pc, you have a =
handy tool for record keeping & scheduling, & it will all fit in your =
shirt pocket.  I don't use this capability to it's potential.  I must =
confess that my PPC has been found to have the occasional sticky note =
clinging to it!

For pocket pc's, I have both an ipaq 3835 & a 1910.  These are both =
refurbished units purchased from hp/compaq online.  With an educational =
discount the 1910 was under $160 & is very small & light weight.  I have =
a case with a backup battery from powerplant.com which will run steady =
for 2-4 days, depending on use.  The battery is actually a CD battery =
which sells for $18. (about the size of a CD jewel case)  I don't belive =
they sell that exact case anymore, but something similar should be =
available on e-bay.  The battery is in a zipper pocket behind the ipaq.  =
It has enough room for my mini extension lever, mutes, etc., so my basic =
tuning kit is about 7x9x2.5. =20

The whole case leans easily against the action in an upright, or sits =
nicely on a small, folding book stand I got for $1 from a book supply =
place.  I doubt I would go back to a dedicated ETD for daily tuning use, =
though there may be some benefit in the shop at times.  This is just too =
handy, acurate & compact. =20

For what it's worth.....but just remember that ears & brains are still =
the essential tools for tuning.

Otto

----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Dave Forman=20
  To: caut@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 8:58 AM
  Subject: ETD's


  Caut,

  I'm considering buying a new tuner, and I'm looking for advice. I'm =
looking at the SAT, Cybertuner, and Verituner. What are your experiences =
with these, which do you prefer, and why. I've used an SAT I for 12 =
years, and I'm wondering if the newer devices do give a better tuning.

  =20

  Dave Forman

  Westminster Choir College of Rider University


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